ContentGEORGIEV'S SECOND SARAJEVO TRIUMPH
The first time he won, in 1986, one of the board boys was a kid called Ivan Sokolov. His second victory after an interval of fifteen years was Kiril Georgiev's first category 16 win. Alexey Dreev reports on one of the finest European chess traditions. AKOPIAN WINS IN PETROSIAN STYLE
About half an hour's drive from Paris, Enghien-les-Bains' sole claim to fame so far was the existence of the only casino in the vicinity of the French capital. The thrilling chess at the fourth edition of the Enghien Masters made our reporter Joel Lautier dream of a new Linares on the horizon. ANOTHER CLASSIC
Viktor Kortchnoi's birthday party tournament in Zurich culminated in the hoped for Kasparov-Kramnik shoot-out. Despite raging form on his way to the final Kasparov had once again to bow to his former pupil. Vladimir Kramnik analyses another memorable clash. LILIENTHAL AT 90
Genna Sosonko portrays his good friend André Lilienthal who at the venerable age of ninety is as youthful as ever. The grand old man himself annotated two most remarkable games! THE TRADITION CONTINUES
Alexey Dreev took home the winner's cup of the 11th Dos Hermanas tournament. Game notes by Dreev, Smirin, Illescas and the world's youngest grandmaster, Teimour Radjabov. ANAND SUPERIOR IN MERIDA
Vishy Anand was in a class of his own at his first tournament on Mexican soil. Lucid and entertaining as ever the FIDE world champion annotates his best games. MAX EUWE CENTENARY
New In Chess celebrates the centenary of the Dutch world champion with the publication of the English translation of Alexander Münninghoff's Max Euwe, The Biography. THE TRIUMPH OF YOUTH
The top spots at the third Julian Borowski tournament in Essen were contested by the youngest participants. Rustam Kasimdzhanov won. Rustem Dautov reports. SADLER ON BOOKS NOT AFRAID OF LIONS
Hans Ree on Max Euwe: world champion, prolific writer, professor of information theory, FIDE president and above all a man to whom no one in need of help ever turned in vain. SOS: ANOTHER ADVANCE VARIATION EUWE AND ALEKHINE
Jan Timman shares dear memories of the founding father of Dutch chess and deeply annotates two of Euwe's wins over his great rival. JUST CHECKING
Does Kiril Georgiev believe in the future of chess? Plus our regular features NIC'S Cafe and Your Move. DID THEY PLAY YOUR OPENING?
In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian
Topalov-Movsesian, by Dreev
Bologan-Bacrot, by Lautier
Hernandez-Anand, by Anand
Sutovsky-Lutz, by Dautov Caro-Kann
Sutovsky-Dautov, by Sutovsky Ruy Lopez
Grischuk-Tkachiev, by Grischuk
Vallejo-Illescas, by Illescas
Anand-Short, by Anand King's Pawn
Alekhine-Euwe, by Timman Queen's Gambit Declined
Kramnik-Kasparov, by Kramnik Slav Defence
Atalik-Dreev, by Dreev
Topalov-Georgiev, by Dreev
Tkachiev-Bacrot, by Tkachiev
Sokolov-Dreev, by Dreev
Yusupov-Dautov, by Dautov
Euwe-Alekhine, by Timman Catalan Opening
Lautier-Bologan, by Lautier
Kasimdzhanov-Gurevich, by Kasimdzhanov Nimzo-Indian
Lauiter-Akopian, by Lautier
Tal-Hecht, by Lilienthal
Lilienthal-Levenfish, by Lilienthal Queen's Indian
Van Wely-Tkachiev, by Van Wely King's Indian
Radjabov-Smirin, by Smirin
Krasenkow-Radjabov, by Radjabov
Euwe-Najdorf, by Euwe Dutch Defence
Euwe-Alekhine, by Euwe English Defence
Van Wely-Akopian, by Lautier | 
