Chess Informant

810 Pages·2022·72.97 MB·English

by  GM Aleksandar Matanovic

Back Cover
Title page
System of Signs
The Best Game of the Preceding Volume
The Most Important Theoretical Novelty of the Preceding Volume
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
Games
Classification of Openings
A00-A24
A25-A99
B00-B24
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B25-B49
B50-B74
B75-B99
C00-C24
C25-C49
C50-C74
C75-C99
D00-D24
D25-D49
D50-D99
E00-E24
E25-E49
E50-E74
E75-E99
Index
COMBINATIONS IM Goran Arsović
ENDINGS IM Goran Arsović
TOURNAMENTS
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² white stands slightly better
³ black stands slightly better
± white has the upper hand
µ black has the upper hand
+– white has a decisive advantage
–+ black has a decisive аdvantage
= even
∞ unclear
© with compensation for the material
‰ development advantage
О greater board room
‚ with attack
ƒ with initiative
„ with counterplay
ʘ zugzwang
# mate
! a very good move
!! an excellent move
? a mistake
?? a blunder
!? a move deserving attention
?! a dubious move
∆ with the idea
™ only move
¹ better is
‡ centre
¸ king's side
« queen's side
× weak point
¬ endgame
® bishops of opposite color
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¯ bishops of the same color
º double pawns
¼ passed pawn
> advantage in number of pawns
† time
86/203Chess Informant
E 12 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
¦ 3/b Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings
N a novelty
(ch) championship
(izt) interzonal tournament
(ct) candidates' tournament
(m) match
(ol) olympiad
corr. correspondence game
RR editorial comment
R various moves
ª with
– see
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Yuriy KRYVORUCHKO 2689 — JohanSebastian CHRISTIANSEN 2609
Struga 2021

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[8...Nge7 9.h4 Rc8 (9...h6 – 103/187) 10.Nbd2 dc3 11.bc3 Na5 12.Rb1 Qc7 13.Ba3!? Qc3 14.Nb3
Nb3 15.Rb3 Qa5 16.Qe2©] 9.Nbd2 Nge7
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Nc8 17.Ra1 b5 18.Nd4 a6 19.Bd2 Qb6 20.Reb1±] 15.Qe2 Nf5? [15...Ng6 a) 16.Bd2 Qa4 17.Nd4
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22.Qf7 Kc6 23.Re6+– Miloš Perunović] 18.Nd4 Be7 19.Bg5! Qc5 [RR 19...Bg5 20.Ne6 fe6
21.Qe6+– Miloš Perunović] 20.Ne6 fe6 21.Qe6 Rc7 22.Rbd1 Rd7 23.Re5 h6 24.Qg6 Kf8 25.Qf5
Ke8 26.Be7 Re7 27.Rde1
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