NIC Forum
Readers from all over the world join in discussions of previous surveys. Both (grand)masters and club players shed their light on new opening developments and search together for the truth.

Sosonko's Corner
Everybody knows that the most vulnerable squares in the initial position are f7 and f2. Even Radjabov came into trouble when he neglected his weakest link against Zviagintsev. Genna Sosonko gives a whole range of examples from grandmaster practice.

Book Review
Based on reviews of 4 new monographs (by Yury Yakovich, John Emms, Jacob Aagaard and Jan Pinski) as well as a Bad Bishop Ches Video by Andrew Marin on the Scheming Scandinavavion, Glenn Flear tries a provide an answer to the question: What kind of opening books do you like?

36 NIC Surveys Yearbook 65
Sicilian: Moscow Variation 3.Bb5, by Boersma
Sicilian: Dragon Variation, by Golubev
Sicilian: Scheveningen Variation, by Karolyi
Sicilian: Sveshnikov Variation 10...Bg7, by Rogozenko
Sicilian: Sveshnikov Variation 10...f5, by Bosch
Sicilian: Taimanov Variation, by Fogarasi
Sicilian: Paulsen Variation, by Vilela
Sicilian: Hyper-Accelerated Dragon 2...g6, by Van der Tak
Sicilian: Alapin Variation, by Timoshenko
Sicilian: 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 b6, by Kuijf
French: Winawer Variation, by Z. and I. Almasi
French: Tarrasch Variation 3...Nc6, by Tiviakov
Caro-Kann: Advance Variation, by Dautov
Caro-Kann: Classical Variation, by Dautov
Scandinavian: Main Line 2...Qxd5, by Llanos/Soppe
Petroff: Nimzowitsch Variation 5.Nc3, by Bosch
Petroff: Jaenisch Variation, by Boersma
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, by Van der Weide
Ruy Lopez: Neo-Steinitz Variation, by Van der Tak
Four Knights: Rubinstein Variation, by Lukacs/Hazai
Two Knights: Traxler Gambit, by De Zeeuw
Budapest Gambit: The Knight System 4.Nf3, by Panczyk/Ilczuk
Slav: Krause Variation, by Lukacs/Hazai
Slav: Noteboom Variation, by Beliavsky
QGA: An Early Queen Move 5...Qc7, by Karolyi
QGA: Classical Variation, by Doggers
Nimzo-Indian: Vienna Variation, by Langeweg
Grünfeld Indian: Exchange Variation, by Van de Mortel
King’s Indian: Classical Main Line, by Sosonko
King’s Indian: Averbakh Variation, by Beliavsky
Benoni: Classical Main Line, by Marin
Volga Gambit: Main Line, by Fogarasi
English: Reversed Sicilian, by Marin
English: Double Fianchetto Variation, by Van de Mortel
English: Symmetrical Variation, by Greenfeld
Réti: Schmid Benoni Reversed, by Van der Sterren