NIC Yearbook 112 - HARDCOVER EDITION Fitted Chess Briefcases Beating the Queen’s Gambit –

Beating the Queen’s Gambit – Indian Style

Creating targets & exploiting them

sharing first at the World U20 Girls’ Championship and then claiming the NAJ title — but in the Open Section

routinely playing much larger schools in a state not known for its chess prowess

NIC Yearbook 112 - HARDCOVER EDITION Fitted Chess Briefcases Beating the Queen’s Gambit –Forum The Forum Section has interesting contributions by well known players like Karsten Mller, David Smerdon, Bogdan Lalic, Andras Adorjan and more. Columns In his Opening Takes, Joel Benjamin pays homage to the deceased grandmaster Dragoljub Velimirovic, who was feared for his ferocious attacks especially in sharp Sicilians. In Kuzmins Harvest, Alexey Kuzmin gives an insiders view of some unusual openings from the rapid and blitz World Championships