At ChessVibes headquarters we constantly try to improve. Although our very first product was generally welcomed positively, we've taken the few bits of criticism seriously and since issue 15, CVO is now not 3 but 4 pages. You will find more text and explanation of the openings in our weekly PDF (+ PGN) which, by the way, has reached no. 16 already.

Which openings are hot in top level chess? Which are not? Receive the latest opening novelties right in your mailbox with ChessVibes Openings, a weekly PDF magazine (+ PGN!) covering the latest openings news, co-authored by International Masters Merijn van Delft and Robert Ris and published by ChessVibes.

ChessVibes Openings now 4 pages

We have expanded our weekly PDF (+PGN) magazine ChessVibes Openings, which brings you the latest opening novelties directly into your inbox, to four pages! This gives us more space to add some extra text and explanation about the openings, and an annotated game attached to the weekly opening expert.

Latest issues: #14-16, April 8, 15 and 22, 2009

Issues #14-16 discuss all important theoretical opening novelties from the the last three weeks, or in other words: all you need to know about the latest opening developments from the Russian Team Cup in Dagomys, Foxwoods (USA) and the FIDE Grand Prix in Nalchik, Russia.

ChessVibes Openings #14 The latest opening developments of first week of April 2009. All about the Open Catalan with 5...c5 which is analysed in our Game of the Week. Other lines that are covered:

• Ruy Lopez Archangelsk
• Sicilian Scheveningen
• Sicilian, 3.Bb5+ Bd7
• Queen‚Äôs Indian, 5.Qc2

This week's opening is expert is top GM Alexei Shirov.

ChessVibes Openings #15 The latest opening developments of the second week of April 2009. All about the Queen's Indian with 5.Qc2 which is analysed in our Game of the Week. Other lines that are covered:

• Sicilian Scheveningen, Keres Attack
• Sicilian Scheveningen, rare lines
• French, Classical (3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4)
• French, Rubinstein

This week's opening is expert is GM Fabiano Caruana.

ChessVibes Openings #16 The latest opening developments of the third week of April 2009. All about the Chebanenko Slav which is analysed in our Game of the Week. Other lines that are covered:

• Ruy Lopez, Marshall
• Sicilian Paulsen/Taimanov
• Queen‚Äôs Indian, 5.Qa4
• Ragozin

This week's opening is expert is top GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov.

What is ChessVibes Openings?

Every issue consists of a ZIP archive file, including both the PDF Magazine and the accompanying PGN file. The PDF consists of three pages (A4 size) with the following contents:

• What's hot? A round-up of this week's important opening developments, with statistics about the frequence and score of the week's most important opening novelty (page 1)
• What's not? Which openings are not recommended at the moment, according to the top players? And why not? (page 1)
• Game of the week Each week you'll find the theoretically most important game analysed by our two IMs, with a detailed survey of the opening phase (page 2).
• This week's harvest Four more new important opening ideas from this week (page 3) revealed and described with explanation of the opening and early middlegame (page 3).
• Opening expert Every week an opening expert is covered (page 4. Examples from the first two issues: Teimour Radjabov (King's Indian with Black), Alexey Dreev (White: Nimzo-Indian; Black: Caro-Kann and Slav). (page 3)

Ehm... can I have a look?

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Below are the first two issues, still in the old format which you can download for free!

ChessVibes Openings #0 - click to download!

• What's hot? A round-up of the most important opening developments in 2008, with statistics about the frequence and score of Topalov's amazing novelty 12.Nxf7 against Vladimir Kramnik, at Corus 2008
• What's not? What changed in the Sveshnikov Sicilian? Why were the Nimzo- and Queen's Indian less played in 2008?
• Game of the week As arguably the most spectacular game of 2008, our two IMs cover the game Topalov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2008, with extensive annotations.
• This week's harvest What were the four most important opening ideas from 2008? The 0 issue answer this question!
• Opening expert Teimour Radjabov and the King's Indian.

ChessVibes Openings #1 - click to download!

• What's hot? A round-up of the first week of January 2009, describing the most important opening developments, statistics about the frequence and score of Almasi's 13.Nxb5!? against Ni Hua, in Reggio Emilia.
• What's not? This week many Maroczy's were played, but did they change the theoretical verdict?
• Game of the week Our two IMs cover the game Almasi-Ni Hua, which turned out to be decisive for this year's Reggio Emilia tournament.
• This week's harvest Coverage of the four most important opening ideas from the first week of 2009, including the Najdorf with 6.Be3/8...h5 and the Symmetrical English.
• Opening expert Alexey Dreev (White: Nimzo-Indian; Black: Caro-Kann and Slav)

What does it cost?

As a subscriber you'll receive the PDF Magazine and accompanying PGN files in your mailbox every week.

A one-year subscription is € 25 (that’s less than € 0.50 per issue!) - for price in $ click here