Yearbook 128: McShane paints the Ruy Lopez in KID Colours

This New In Chess Yearbook 128: McShane paints the Ruy Lopez in KID Colours is a chess opening yearbook for players who want to stay close to current theory, follow fresh analysis and work with material they can use in real preparation.

As part of the New In Chess Yearbook series, this issue brings together new opening ideas, less obvious gambits and lines that have returned to attention through modern analysis. It is especially relevant for players building repertoires around 1.e4 and 1.d4, while also including material for fans of the English Opening.

What’s inside this issue

The issue covers a wide range of opening theory, with material on both mainstream and less common systems. Highlights include:

• 1.e4 openings: Sicilian Defence, French Defence, Caro-Kann Defence, Scandinavian Defence, Petroff Defence and the Ruy Lopez, including McShane’s featured article on the Ruy Lopez in KID Colours.
• 1.d4 openings: the Catalan Opening, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Queen’s Indian Defence, Grünfeld Indian Defence, Benoni Defence, London System and the Anti-Chigorin Line.
• Other systems: important coverage of the English Opening, including the Reversed Sicilian, Symmetrical Variation and Flohr/Mikenas Variation.

Practical training material

Alongside the analytical articles, the yearbook includes more than 75 practical opening exercises. These are designed to test your understanding of the ideas discussed and help you recognise typical plans, key moves and critical moments in the opening.

If you work regularly on your repertoire, New In Chess Yearbook 128 is a useful addition to your chess library. It suits club players, trainers and tournament players who want to keep up with opening developments and turn analysis into practical study.

Key details

• Product type: chess opening yearbook
• Series: New In Chess Yearbook
• Issue: 128
• Main subject: opening theory and current opening trends
• Featured article: McShane on the Ruy Lopez in KID Colours
• Practice material: more than 75 practical opening exercises
• Audience: club players, trainers and tournament players
• Use: opening preparation, tournament study and repertoire work