CONTENTS 
006 Bibliography 
007 Introduction 
The Exchange Variation 
009 1 Exchange Variation with 8 Rb1 
025 2 Exchange Variation with 8 Be3 
035 3 Exchange Variation with 7 Bc4 
049 4 Exchange Variation: Lines with Bb5+ or h3 
058 5 Exchange Variation: Early Divergences 
The Russian System 
069 6 The Russian System: Prins Variation 
078 7 The Russian System: Hungarian Variation 
090 8 The Russian System: Smyslov Variation 
100 9 The Russian System: Early Divergences 
Other Systems 
107 10 Classical with Bf4 
120 11 Lines with Bg5 
129 12 The Finachetto Variation 
141 13 Other Variations 
158 Index of Complete Games 
INDEX OF COMPLETE GAMES 
154 Aleksandrov-Oral, Match (Game 2), Prague 2000 
018 Allen-Wohl, Park Royal International 2000 
013 Anand-Leko, Linares 2000 
082 Anand-Svidler, Linares 1999 
136 Andersson-Popovic, Bar 1997 
135 Antoshin-Tukmakov, USSR 1972 
097 Arakelov-Dvoirys, Chigorin Memorial, St. Petersburg 2000 
078 Arakelov-Zakharstov, Voronezh 2001 
053 Avrukh-Sokolov.I, Amsterdam Lost Boys 1999 
083 Bareev-Van Wely, Bonn 2001 
148 Botvinnik.I-Birnboim, Israeli League, Ramat Aviv 2000 
060 Cebalo-Mikhalevski.V, Zürich 1999 
122 Cifuentes Parada-Sokolov.I, Dutch Championship, Rotterdam 1996 
029 Dautov-Svidler, Istanbul Olympiad 2000 
129 Davies-Stepak, Ramat Hasharon 1990 
104 Galliamova-Dvoirys, Russian Championship 2000 
115 Giorgadze-Avrukh, European Club Ch., Bugojno 1999 
040 Gligoric-Smyslov, Yugoslavia-USSR 1959 
144 Golod-Herrera, Linares Open 2001 
149 Hellsten-Delchev, Albacete 2001 
037 Hillarp Persson-Rowson, Torshavn 2000 
043 Hintz-Davies, Eikrem Memorial, Gausdal 2000 
087 Hoang Thanh Trang-Gurieli, Batumi 2001 
110 Kadimova-Lavrenoy, Belgian Team Championship, 2001 
124 Kahn-Fogarasi, Budapest (First Saturday) 2000 
138 Karpov-Piket, Tilburg 1996 
072 Kasimdzhanov-Van Wely, Istanbul Olympiad 2000 
080 Kasparov-Svidler, Wijk aan Zee 1999 
077 Khalifman-Greenfeld, St. Petersburg 1999 
070 Khalifman-Kasparov, Linares 2000 
022 Kiriakov-Kudrin, Isle of Man 1999 
152 Korchnoi-Greenfeld, Israeli League, Ramat Aviv 2000 
065 Korchnoi-Sokolov.I, Reykjavik Open 2000 
031 Kramnik-Kasparov, BGN World Championship, London 2000 
116 Kramnik-Kasparov, Frankfurt Rapid 1998 
035 Kramnik-Kasparov, Unares 1999 
056 Kramnik-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee 2000 
141 Kramnik-Shirov, Candidates Match, Cazorla 1998 
010 Kramnik- Svidler, Korchnoi Birthday, Zurich 2001 
126 Krasenkow-Svidler, Madrid 1998 
066 Kubala-Groszpeter, Pardubice 2000 
093 Kuligowski-Smejkal, Warsaw 1979 
028 Lagowski-Shishkin, Kazimierz Dolny 2001 
107 Lerner-Romanishin, Tallinn 1987 
151 Lev-Mikhalevski.V, Israeli League, Ramat Aviv 2000 
032 Lputian-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee 2000 
058 Mchedlishvili-Ftacnik, European Team Ch., Batumi 1999 
112 Mikhalevski.A-Huzman, Israel Open, Tel Aviv 2001 
090 Mikhalevski.V-Dvoirys, Essent 2000 
120 Murshed-Conquest, British Championship, Blackpool 1988 
054 Nenashev-Odeev, 16th Asian Cities, Beirut 2000 
073 Piket-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee 2000 
096 Piket-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 1996 
021 Pogorelov-Avrukh, Andorra Open 2001 
061 Pribyl-Smejkal, Bratislava 1983 
100 Richardson-Ernst.S, Lichfield IM 2000 
131 Rogers-Yang Xian, Jakarta Zonal 1993 
149 Seres-Dembo, Budapest (First Saturday) 2001 
015 Slobodjan-Avrukh, Pula Zonal 2000 
075 Speelman-Short, Candidates Match, London 1991 
046 Stocek-Oral, Czech League 1998-9 
101 Tegshsuren-Kudrin, World Open, Philadelphia 2000 
063 Tisdall-Jansa, Aarhus 1983 
019 Tolnai-Sax, Hungarian Championship 1999 
051 Topalov-Svidler, Linares 1998 
094 Vaganian-Hübner, Rio de Janeiro 1979 
133 Vaganian-Kasparov, Barcelona World Cup 1989 
102 Vaganian-Shamkovich, Rio de Janeiro 1979 
085 Van der Sterren-Sokolov.I, Dutch Championship, Rotterdam 2001 
044 Van der Werf-Nijboer, Dutch Ch., Leeuwarden 2001 
113 Van Wely-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 1996 
025 Van Wely-Sutovsky, European Championship, Ohrid 2001 
146 Ward-Walker, British Championship, Scarborough 2001