Contents:
Leitao – American Continental Championship (Tournament Review)
Moradiabadi & Arsovic– Fide Grand Prix Belgrade and Berlin (Tournament Review)
Gormally – Danny’s Chess Diary – 4NCL (Tournament Review)
Prusikin – Nimzowitsch Legacy (Instructive Lesson)
Foisor – The Pillsbury Attack (Instructive Lesson)
Davies – The 3...Qd6 Scandinavian – part 2 (Theoretical Survey)
Perunovic – The Alapin Sicilian (Theoretical Survey)
Szabo – The Scotch Game C45 (Theoretical Survey)
Petrov – World Championship Game Changers – part 4
Rogers – The Balaton Tournament 1983 (Roger’s Reminiscences)
Griffin – The most entertaining draw at the USSR Championships (From Informant Archives)
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!
CHESS INFORMANT’S 151st ADVENTURE
Eternally Puzzled
CONTENTS:
WIJK AAN ZEE 2022 GM Ivan Sokolov
FIDE GRAND PRIX 2022 GM Elshan Moradiabadi
THE CLASH OF GENERATIONS GM Rafael Leitão
THE BERLIN RUY LÓPEZ GM Mikhail Golubev
THE SCANDINAVIAN – Part I GM Nigel Davies
NEW IDEAS IN THE PAULSEN SICILIAN GM Miloš Perunović
KING’S INDIAN, FIANCHETTO – Part II GM Krisztián Szabó
POSITIONAL ZUGZWANG GM Ivan Ivanišević
BISHOP PAIR IN CLOSED POSITIONS GM Michael Prusikin
IDEAS AND PLANS IN ISOLATED QUEEN’S PAWN (IQP) GM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
ROGERS’ REMINISCENCES – Manila Olympiad 1992 GM Ian Rogers
CHAMPION OF THE NEW EPOCH GM Marian Petrov
FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin
CHESS INFORMANT’S 150th ADVENTURE
Midwinter Dream
FIDE CHESS.COM GRAND SWISS 2021 GM L'ubomír Ftáčnik
SOUTH AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS GM Rafael Leitão
US CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 GM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
EUROPEAN CHESS CLUB CUP 2021 GM Dragoljub Jaćimović
EUROPEAN WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WIM Sandra Đukić
MR. FIRE ON BOARD GM Mihail Marin
MELTWATER CHAMPIONS CHESS TOUR FINALS GM Elshan Moradiabadi
THE SEMI-TARRASCH – PART II GM Nigel Davies
NEW IDEAS IN THE ARKHANGELSK RUY LÓPEZ GM Miloš Perunović
KING’S INDIAN, FIANCHETTO – Part I GM Krisztián Szabó
THE ART OF INTUITIVE SACRIFICES GM Michael Prusikin
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – Asia-Pacific Zonal, Jakarta 1987 GM Ian Rogers
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES GM Marian Petrov
CHESS INFORMANT’S 149th ADVENTURE
United Colours of Autumn
FIDE WORLD CUP 2021 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, IM Miodrag Perunović, GM Velimir Ivić
SOUTH AMERICANS IN THE WORLD CUP GM Rafael Leitão
QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED – Vienna Variation GM Miloš Perunović
VENI, VIDI, VICI GM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
SINQUEFIELD CUP 2021 GM Elshan Moradiabadi
DANNY'S CHESS DIARY GM Daniel Gormally
GOLDMONEY ASIAN RAPID GM Priyadharshan Kannappan
THE SEMI-TARRASCH – PART I GM Nigel Davies
THE RUY LÓPEZ – Anti-Marshall GM Krisztián Szabó
A STORY ABOUT HORSES AND ELEPHANTS GM Michael Prusikin
ROGERS’ REMINISCENCES – Reggio Emilia 1984/85 GM Ian Rogers
CHESS INFORMANT’S 148th ADVENTURE
Following the Sun
CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT 2020/21 GM Ivan Sokolov
THE KNIGHT DOMINATED BY A (NOT SO) BAD BISHOP GM Mihail Marin
THE SEARCH FOR THE BRAZILIAN IMMORTAL GM Rafael Leitão
AGGRESSIVE PLAY AND ATTACKING THE KING GM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
SHINE AND POVERTY OF DOUBLE PAWNS GM Michael Prusikin
THE EARLY g-PAWN ADVANCE – Part II GM Ivan Ivanišević
THE SICILIAN DEFENCE – Keres Attack GM Krisztián Szabó
NEW IDEAS AND TRENDS IN THE ROSSOLIMO GM Miloš Perunović
A SURPRISING IDEA FOR WHITE IN THE FOUR KNIGHTS GM Priyadharshan Kannappan
NEW IDEAS IN THE PHILIDOR DEFENCE GM Danilo Milanović
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – Biel 1985 and 1986 GM Ian Rogers
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Correspondence chess, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious students!
CHESS INFORMANT’S 147th ADVENTURE
Awakening
TATA STEEL MASTERS 2021 GM Jon Speelman
FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE (4NCL) – Part II GM Gawain Jones
PLETHORA OF FRESH IDEAS GM Mihail Marin
CHESS TOUR MONEY LEADERS GM Daniel Gormally
THE EARLY g-PAWN ADVANCE GM Ivan Ivanišević
DEVELOPMENTS GM Krisztián Szabó
THE NAJDORF SICILIAN NEVER SLEEPS GM Miloš Perunović
HOW CARLSEN AVOIDS THE NAJDORF? GM Burak Firat
SUCCESSFULLY CORNERED KNIGHTS GM Kannappan Priyadharshan
Dr. TARRASCH'S NIGHTMARE GM Michael Prusikin
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – SYDNEY 2000 GM Ian Rogers
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Correspondence chess, Studies, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 146th ADVENTURE
Once Upon a Time
NORWAY CHESS 2020 GM Elshan Moradiabadi & GM Miloš Perunović
FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE (4NCL) GM Gawain Jones
CRITICAL TIMES AT THE US CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
THE LEGEND OF HENRIQUE MECKING GM Rafael Leitão
HOW I SHOULD HAVE WON THREE BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS GM Daniel Gormally
THE ENGLISH OPENING – PART II GM Aleksander Delchev
THE ENGLISH REPERTOIRE FOR WHITE – PART II GM Ivan Ivanišević
SACRIFICING THE QUEEN – PART II GM Kannappan Priyadharshan
POSITIONAL EXCHANGE SACRIFICE – Occupying The Outpost GM Michael Prusikin
THE BEAUTY OF THE KING MARCH GM Sundar Mohanraj Shyam
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – LINARES 2003 GM Ian Rogers
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, puzzles, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 145th ADVENTURE
HARVEST
WOJTASZEK WINS BIEL TRIATHLON GM Ian Rogers & IM László Hazai
LEGENDS PLAYING THE RAGOZIN GM Elshan Moradiabadi
LEGENDARY TECHNIQUE IN THE LEGENDS OF CHESS WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
THE CROATIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 GM Saša Martinović
THE STRENGTH OF MOBILE PAWN CENTRE GM Mihail Marin
THRILL ON THE EDGE OF THE CHESSBOARD GM Šarunas Šulskis
THE ENGLISH REPERTOIRE FOR WHITE GM Ivan Ivanišević
AN INTERESTING NEW IDEA IN THE RUBINSTEIN GM Francesco Rambaldi
WHAT IS NEW UNDER THE RICHTER–RAUZER SUN? GM Milos Perunović
SACRIFICING THE QUEEN GM Kannappan Priyadharshan
POSITIONAL QUEEN SACRIFICE GM Michael Prusikin
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – BATH 1983 GM Ian Rogers
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, endgame blunders, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 144th ADVENTURE
JUBILEE
ALEKSANDAR MATANOVIĆ – TRIBUTE TO CHESS LEGEND
FIDE NATIONS CUP GM Pentala Harikrishna
NO LIMITS FOR CREATIVITY GM Rafael Leitão
CHESS IN THE TIME OF CORONA GM Milos Perunović
ELSHAN'S EXPLORATIONS GM Elshan Moradiabadi
PAWN STRUCTURES AND PAWN PLAY AT MAGNUS INVITATIONAL WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
THE ISOLATED PAWN COUPLE GM Michael Prusikin
WHEN h2-h3 PAWN ADVANCE BECOMES TOO COSTLY GM Mihail Marin
DISMANTLING THE DUTCH GM Ivan Ivanišević
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – KERES MEMORIAL 1985 GM Ian Rogers
CHESS IN THE 1990s AND HOW IT INSPIRED ME GM Daniel Gormally
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, correspondence chess, endgame blunders, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 143rd ADVENTURE
EQUILIBRIUM
TATA Steel 2020 GM Ivan Sokolov
DAVID'S GIBRALTAR DUELS GM David Navara
JERUSALEM GRAND PRIX GM Danilo Milanović
BEWARE: Generation Z is here! GM Elshan Moradiabadi
FRESH IDEAS IN THE WINAWER GM Francesco Rambaldi
THE GRAND PRIX ATTACK GM Miloš Perunović
NEW TRENDS IN THE TARRASCH DEFENCE GM Ivan Ivanišević
Mr. FIRE ON BOARD IN BRAZIL! GM Rafael Leitão
A VENOMOUS LINE IN THE ENGLISH – PART I GM Aleksander Delchev
WOMEN'S WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
THE POSITIONAL PAWN SACRIFICE GM Michael Prusikin
CHESS INFORMANT’S 142nd ADVENTURE
COUNTDOWN
22nd EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP GM Ivan Sokolov
FIDE WORLD CUP 2019 GM Danilo Milanović
HAMBURG FIDE GRAND PRIX GM Ivan Ivanišević
EUROPEAN CLUB CUP GM Dragoljub Jaćimović
THE LAST MAN STANDING ON THE ISLE OF MAN GM Ivan Ivanišević
GOING FOR THE KILL GM Rafael Leitão
SAINT LOUIS WINTER CLASSIC GM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN – Part III GM Aleksander Delchev
THE FOUR KNIGHTS SICILIAN GM Miloš Perunović
FIGHTING AGAINST THE FIANCHETTO KNIGHT GM Michael Prusikin
CHESS INFORMANT’S 141st ADVENTURE
INFINITVM
RIGA FIDE GRAND PRIX GM Danilo Milanović
A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION, OR HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED PREPARATION? GM Ivan Ivanišević
NEW TRENDS IN MAROCZY GM Miloš Perunović
MOVES THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND GM Rafael Leitão
THE REHABILITATED CARO-KANN – Part II GM Aleksander Delchev
THE RUY LOPEZ – Exchange Variation GM Michael Prusikin
THE BENKO GAMBIT GM Miša Pap
FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES – Vintage Tal’s Magic Douglas Griffin
THE BEST OF CHESS INFORMANT – Magnus Carlsen