Book Reviews
In his reviews, Glenn Flear writes on Evgeny Sveshnikov’s essential ‘mega-manuscript’ on ‘The Complete c3 Sicilian’, published by New In Chess itself. Next, he shows how well-known theoretician Lubomir Ftacnik has based an entire repertoire on that Variation of Variations (i.e. the Najdorf) in ‘The Sicilian Defence’. More solid stuff is Lars Schandorff’s ‘The Caro-Kann’, although the Dane also shows how Black can play aggressively. Finally, Flear read Cyrus Lakdawala’s ‘play the London system’ with pleasure, but he concludes with a grave warning.
Surveys
Sicilian Defence - Moscow Variation 3.Bb5 - SI 1.6 - Finkel
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Bg5 - SI 4.1 - Olthof
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 - SI 14.8 - Huerga Leache
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 8...Bb4 - SI 40.2 - Zakhartsov
Sicilian Defence - Paulsen Variation 5.Bd3 - SI 42.2 - Andriasian
Pirc Defence - Austrian Attack 5...c5 - PU 11.8 - Vegh
King’s Fianchetto - North Sea Variation 2...Nf6 - KF 2.2 - Panczyk/Ilczuk
French Defence - Advance Variation 6.a3 - FR 3.6 - Sveshnikov
French Defence - Winawer Variation 7.Qg4 - FR 11.8 - Lukacs/Hazai
Caro-Kann Defence - Advance Variation 3.e5 - CK 4.9 - Van der Wiel
Scandinavian Defence - 3.Nf3 Line - SD 8.2 - Karolyi
Alekhine’s Defence - Modern Variation 4.Nf3 g6 - AL 11.11 - Van der Tak
Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defence 4.d3 - RL 7.1 - Fogarasi
Ruy Lopez - Open Variation 9.Nbd2 - RL 27.14 - Mikhalevski
Four Knights Opening - Rubinstein Variation 4...Nd4 - KP 11.3 - Olthof
Various Openings - Budapest Gambit 3...Ne4 - VO 17.7 - Gutman
Slav Defence - Semi-Slav Meran 5...a6 - SL 8.1 - Lemos Sarro
Slav Defence - Semi-Slav Meran 6.Qc2 - SL 8.4 - Boersma
Tarrasch Defence - Rubinstein Variation 6.g3 - TD 4.16 - Bosch
Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Alekhine Variation 3...a6 - QG 5.8 - Raetsky/Chetverik
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4.Qc2 0-0 - NI 20.3 - A. Kuzmin
Queen’s Indian Defence - Bogo-Indian 4.Bd2 Qe7 - QI 1.8 - Ikonnikov
Queen’s Indian Defence - Classical Variation 4...Bb7 - QI 7.9 - Cabrera Pino
Queen’s Indian Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Ba6 - QI 14.7 - Karolyi
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Fianchetto Variation 3.g3 - GI 1.15 - Vegh
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Bc4 - GI 5.7 - Flear
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Bc4 - GI 5.14 - Van der Tak
King's Indian Defence - Glek Variation 7...Na6 - KI 15.9 - A. Kuzmin
King’s Indian Defence - Early Divergences 6.h3 - KI 20.13 - Anka
King’s Indian Defence - Fianchetto Variation 4...c5 - KI 77.3 - Palliser
Benoni Defence - Modern Main Line 7.Qa4 - BI 8.1 - Edouard
Old Indian Defence - Schmid Benoni 6.Bb5 - OI 16.10 - S. Kasparov
Queen’s Pawn Defence - 3.g3 Line - QP 6.10 - S. Kasparov
Queen’s Pawn Defence - Torre Attack 3.Bg5 - QP 7.9 - De Dovitiis
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