Marin: KingТs Indian Torre Attack A48 1.d4 дf6 2.дf3 g6 3.еg5 еg7 4.дbd2 0-0 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 In part 1 of his series on the KingТs Indian Torre Attack, Mihail Marin deals with the 6...c5 advance Ц not the only, but the most popular move for Black. The author devotes some attention to the under-valued 7.d5, but the main subject is 7.dxc5.    Krasenkow: BenkЎ Gambit A57 1.d4 дf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.дf3 White goes for rapid development rather than for the gain of a pawn and can, according to Michal Krasenkow, count on a slight advantage. 4...b4 5.a3!, 4...еb7 5.гb3!? and 4...g6 5.гc2 are the authorТs suggestions for your repertoire.   Schipkov: Dutch Defence A96 1.d4 f5 2.c4 дf6 3.дf3 e6 4.g3 еe7 5.еg2 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.дc3 Instead of the main move 7...гe8 Boris Schipkov here examines alternatives, of which only 7...a5 and 7...дe4 are of any significance. Surprisingly it is the knight move against which White cannot achieve an advantage.   Knaak: Nimzowitsch Defence B01 1.e4 дc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 гxd5 4.дf3 e5 The capture on d5 has a bad reputation, but practice has shown that even so Black has to make something of an effort to gain equality. But with 4...e5 (instead of the more risky 4...еg4) this goal should be quite safely achievable.   Schandorff: Caro-Kann B12 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 еf5 4.дf3 e6 5.еe2 c5 6.еe3 cxd4 7.дxd4 дe7 8.дd2 дbc6 9.д2f3 Judgement on this variation stands or falls by the answer to the question as to where еf5 should go to and how the position should then be evaluated. Schandorff sees White as having an advantage after 9...еg4, but on the other hand the analyses of 9...еe4 show a level game.   Grivas: Sicilian B33 1.e4 c5 2.дf3 дc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.дxd4 гb6 5.дb3 дf6 6.дc3 e6 7.еd3 d6 8.еe3 гc7 9.f4 a6 10.гf3 еe7 With this article on the 10.гf3 variation Efstratios Grivas brings his series to an end. In the critical lines White castles long, whereas Black does best to wait to see how play will develop.   Kritz: Sicilian B38 1.e4 c5 2.дf3 дc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.дxd4 g6 5.c4 еg7 6.еe3 дf6 7.дc3 0-0 8.еe2 d6 9.0-0 дd7 10.гd2 cxd4 11.еxd4 еc6 12.f3 Leonid Kritz shows how, in the main variation of the Maroczy System, White can best prevent any counterplay by Black, and how then the advantage is achieved almost of its own accord. However, Black has no weaknesses and therefore he has good chances for a draw.   Moskalenko: French C02 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 дc6 5.дf3 гb6 6.a3 c4 This line of the Advance Variation had declined in popularity in recent years Ц perhaps on account of its closed character. But Moskalenko believes in the move 6...c4 and considers it to be as good as the alternatives.   Kuzmin: Ruy Lopez C70 1.e4 e5 2.дf3 дc6 3.еb5 a6 4.еa4 дge7 In the second part of his contribution on the Cozio Variation Alexey Kuzmin investigates the white setups with c3 and d4. One new development is that players with White react to ...b5 with еc2 and thus avoid another bishop move being required after ...дa5.   Avrukh: Slav Defence D10 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.дc3 dxc4 4.e3 b5 5.a4 b4 6.дe4 гd5 7.дg3 дf6 8.еe2 This is an important variation for the whole setup which starts with 3.дc3. The move 8.еe2 contains the idea of 9.e4 дxe4 10.еf3 etc. Black has various options for facing up to this, which are all analysed in depth by Boris Avrukh.   Postny: Qeen's Gambit D31 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.дc3 еe7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.еf4 c6 6.e3 еf5 7.g4 еe6 In this line of the Exchange Variation there is a new development which originates from Alexander Morozevich. The Russian played 8.h4 дd7 9.g5 h6 and then the pawn sacrifice 10.g6!?, which is what caused Evgeny Postny to take a close look at the whole variation. Breutigam: Tarrasch Defence D32 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.дc3 c5 In the closing part of his repertoire for Black with the Tarrasch Defence, Martin Breutigam investigates variations in which White plays e3  - either after a previous еg5 or еf4 or immediately, which leads to the Symmetrical Variation.   Stohl: Queen's Gambit D37 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.дc3 еe7 4.еf4 дf6 Whilst the main variation continues 5.дf3 0-0 6.e3 дbd7, Igor Stohl examines two plans which deviate from it: in one дf3 is held back, and in another variation e3 is not played.