Publisher: New In Chess, 2001
Edition: Paperback large ISBN: 90.5691.081.7 Pages: 240 Language: English
KRAMNIK'S KITCHEN
Opening preparation is not the first thing that comes to mind when the name of Brain Game World Champion Vladimir Kramnik is brought up.
However, with the right ingredients in hand he is more than capable of producing some spicy opening dishes.
Have a taste from Kramnik's Kitchen.
CHEF DE CUISINE
Thanks to Vladimir Kramnik an old line against the Grünfeld Indian has come back into fashion.
White's natural set-up invented by Kasparov (14.Ke1) is solid, but by no means harmless, as is shown by the chef de cuisine himself.
A SALTY RECIPE
No bark, but a lot of bite! How to push your opponent to the edge at little risk of losing.
Assistant cook Evgeny Bareev supplied Vladimir Kramnik with a salty recipe in the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
ONE MORE FLAVOUR
The Rubinstein Variation of the Nimzo-Indian is the home of several types of position.
Vladimir Kramnik added one more flavour in his match against Garry Kasparov: a radical and risky pawn sacrifice!
37 NIC Surveys Yearbook 58
Sicilian Defence: Polugaevsky Variation 10.Qe2 by Karolyi
Sicilian Defence: Dragon Variation 9.Bc4 by Van der Tak
Sicilian Defence: Perenyi Attack 9.Bg2 by Van der Weide
Sicilian Defence: Four Knights Variation 7.Bf4 by Van der Tak
Sicilian Defence: Sveshnikov Variation 9.Bf6 by Bosch
Sicilian Defence: Taimanov Variation 8...Bb4 by Anand, Langeweg
French Defence: Burn Variation 7...b6 by Iordachescu, Itkis
French Defence: Rubinstein Variation 7...c5 by Gulko, Doggers
French Defence: Tarrasch Variation 3...Be7 by Nisipeanu, Stoica
Caro-Kann Defence: Panov Variation 5...e6 by Belikov, Pliester
Caro-Kann Defence: Classical Variation 4...Bf5 by Karolyi
Petroff Defence: Marshall Variation 6.Bd3 Bd6 by Dokhoian, Van de Mortel
Ruy Lopez Opening: Classical Defence 5.Ne5 by Lukacs, Hazai
Ruy Lopez Opening: Mller Variation 5...Bc5 by Anand, Topalov, Pliester
Ruy Lopez Opening: Open Variation 9.Nbd2 Bc5 by Van der Tak
Scotch Opening: The Scotch Gambit 4.Bc4 by Glek, V.Gurevich
Chigorin Defence: Exchange Variation 3.cd5 by Morozevich, Bosch
Queen's Gambit Declined: Blackburne Variation 5.Bf4 by Pelletier
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation 3...Be7 by Dautov
Slav Defence: Meran Variation 9...b4 by Kuijf
Slav Defence: Meran Variation 10...c5 11.d5 by Pedersen, Krasenkow
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Varna Variation 7.Bb3 by Vilela
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Spassky's Quiet System 7.dc5 by Kramnik, Bareev, Langeweg
Catalan Opening: Catalan Accepted 5...Nc6 6.0-0 by Gleizerov
Nimzo-Indian Defence: Rubinstein Variation 8...Nbd7 by Kramnik, Pliester
Nimzo-Indian Defence: Vienna Variation 7.Bc4 by Lukacs, Hazai
Nimzo-Indian Defence: Kmoch Variation 4.f3 Nc6 by Tiviakov
Queen's Indian Defence: Nimzowitsch Variation 5.Qa4 by Dautov
Grunfeld Indian Defence: Fianchetto Variation 6...dc4 by Nadirkhanov
Grunfeld Indian Defence: Exchange Variation 7.Nf3 by Kramnik, Karolyi, Van der Sterren
King's Indian Defence: Smisch Variation 6.Be3 e5 by Bosch
King's Indian Defence: Fianchetto Variation 8...e5 by Marin
Schmid Benoni: A Bishop Check 6.Bb5 by Markowski, Krasenkow, Van der Weide
English Opening: Keres Variation 3...c6 by Adla, Glavina
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 7.Re1 by Tukmakov
English Opening: The Anti-Grnfeld 4.Qa4 by Rowson
Reti Opening: Capablanca Variation 3...Bg4 by Yusupov, Van der Sterren
