Yearbook 124 hardcover: Chess Opening News

This Yearbook 124 hardcover: Chess Opening News is a quarterly hardcover chess publication that tracks the latest ideas in opening theory, combining fresh analysis with practical guidance for players who want to keep their repertoire up to date.

New In Chess Yearbook appears four times a year and focuses on what is happening right now in the openings: from main lines played at the highest level to less obvious gambits, rare continuations and forgotten weapons that can still catch an opponent off guard. It is aimed at ambitious players, coaches and anyone working on an opening repertoire in a practical way.

What’s inside this issue?

Issue 124 covers a wide range of work on openings after 1.e4, 1.d4 and flank systems. The material is designed for readers who want more than theory alone and also want to understand the ideas behind the moves.

• Openings after 1.e4: including the Najdorf Sicilian with 6.Be3, the Accelerated Dragon with 8...d5, the Sveshnikov with 9.Nd5, the Winawer French with 5...Ba5 and the Tarrasch with 3...c5, the Caro-Kann Advance with 4.Nf3 and the Smyslov variation with 5...h6, the Giuoco Piano Italian with 5.d3, the Bishop’s Opening with 2.Bc4, the Classical Scotch with 4...Bc5, and the Vienna Game with a fianchetto.
• Openings after 1.d4: including the Queen’s Gambit Declined in the Blackburne and Vienna variations, the Exchange Slav with 4.Bg5, the Open Catalan with 6...dxc4, the Queen’s Indian and Bogo-Indian Defences, the Grünfeld Defence, the King’s Indian Defence with the bayonet attack 9.b4 and the fianchetto variation 3.g3, and the London System with 3.Bf4.
• Other systems: the English Opening with a reversed Sicilian, the Symmetrical Variation, Réti after 1...d5 2.c4 e6, and the delayed Orang-Utan with 3.b4.

Exercises and practical work

The publication also includes more than 75 practical opening exercises to test your understanding of the positions and the typical plans discussed in the issue. That makes Yearbook more than a collection of analysis: it is also a tool for independent opening study.

If you are looking for a chess opening publication that combines current theory with a practical approach to play, Yearbook 124 hardcover: Chess Opening News is a focused choice for serious study.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess opening book
• Issue: Yearbook 124
• Publication frequency: quarterly
• Focus: modern chess opening theory
• Format: hardcover edition
• Exercises: more than 75 practical opening exercises
• Publisher: New In Chess