Periodicals

CHESS INFORMANT’S 145th ADVENTURE

HARVEST

CONTENTS:

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

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 146th ADVENTURE

Once Upon a Time

CONTENTS:

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

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 147th ADVENTURE

Awakening

CONTENTS:

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

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 148th ADVENTURE

Following the Sun

CONTENTS:

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

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 149th ADVENTURE

United Colours of Autumn

CONTENTS:

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

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES GM Marian Petrov

ROGERS’ REMINISCENCES – Reggio Emilia 1984/85 GM Ian Rogers

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 150th ADVENTURE

Midwinter Dream

CONTENTS:

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

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.

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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

Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.

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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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 153rd ADVENTURE

GRANDEUR

CONTENTS:

Sokolov – Candidates Tournament Madrid (Tournament Review)

Leitao – Brazilians at the Olympiad (Tournament Review)

Moradiabadi – Chennai Olympiad (Tournament Review)

Foisor – Chennai Olympiad, Women Section (Tournament Review)

Miodrag Perunovic – Chennai Olympiad, Team Serbia (Review)

Shyam Sundar – Instructive Lessons from Chennai

Navara – Prague Chess Masters (Review)

Gormally – British Chess Championship (Tournament Review)

Prusikin – The Fight Against the Fianchetto Bishop (Instructive Lesson)

Davies – The 3...g6 Ruy Lopez (Theoretical Survey)

Petrov – World Championship Game Changers – part 5

Rogers – Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad 1978 (Roger’s Reminiscences)

Griffin – A Tribute to Bora Ivkov (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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 154th ADVENTURE

ECLIPSE

CONTENTS:

Leitao – Opening Trends in South American Chess

Moradiabadi – European Club Cup (Tournament Review)

Navara – European Club Cup – Novy Bor

Shyam Sundar – This or That? – Part 2

Gormally – 4NCL and Crypto Blitz (Tournament Review)

Marin – Benoni Files (Old Wine in New Bottles)

Kotronias – King’s Indian – Fianchetto Variation (Survey)

Perelshteyn – Dzindzi-Indian (Theoretical Survey)

Davies – The 3…g6 Ruy Lopez – Part 2 (Theoretical Survey)

Perunovic – Catalan (Theoretical Survey)

Rogers – Toluca 1982 Interzonal (Roger’s Reminiscences)

Griffin – Karpov – Timman 1981 (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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 155th ADVENTURE

REJUVENATED

CONTENTS:

Leitao – Brazilian Champion in Wijk aan Zee (Tournament Review)

Moradiabadi – Tata Steel 2023 Wijk aan Zee (Tournament Review)

Yochanan Afek – Perls from Wijk (Tournament Review)

Perunovic – Instructive positions from Wijk

Foisor – Women FIDE Grand Prix Munich (Tournament Review)

Shyam Sundar – This or that? (Instructive Lesson)

Gormally – 4NCL (Review)

Prusikin – The Uncastled King (Instructive Lesson)

Davies – The Catalan 7.dc5 (Theoretical Survey)

Kotronias – The King’s Indian 5.h3 (Theoretical Survey)

Szabo – The French C11 (Theoretical Survey)

Perelshteyn – The Ruy Lopez Nerwegian Variation (Theoretical)

Petrov – World Championship Game Changers – part 6

Rogers – Belgrade Open 1984 (Roger’s Reminiscences)

Griffin – Ljubojevic – Miles, Olympiad 1980 (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.

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CHESS INFORMANT’S 156th ADVENTURE

MESMERIZED

CONTENTS:

• Gormally – World Chess Championship – Nepo – Ding (Review) 

• Shyam Sundar – World Chess Championship – The Most Instructive Moments and Positions 

• Miodrag & Milos Perunovic – European Chess Championship (Tournament Report) 

• Leitao – The English Opening (WCH Edition – Theoretical Survey) 

• Foisor – Woman’s Candidates Final (Instructive Review) 

• Prusikin – The Power of Knight Pair(Instructive Lesson) 

• Davies – The Maroczy Bind (Theoretical Survey) 

• Kotronias – The King’s Indian Saemisch (Theoretical Survey) 

• Perelshteyn – The Alekhine Defence (Theoretical Survey) 

• Rogers – Telechess Olympiads (Roger’s Reminiscences) 

• Griffin – Vaganian – Gulko, Baku 1977 (From Informant Archives) 

• Barak Gonen – Correspondence Chess (Review)

Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.

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