This collection features major contributions from the chess elite, including V. Anand, Kramnik, Morozevich, Svidler, Shirov, Leko, Ivanchuk, B. Gelfand, Sergey Karjakin, Mi. Adams, R. Ponomariov, Grischuk, Ju. Polgar, Rublevsky, Bu Xiangzhi, L. Dominguez, V. Milov, Iv. Sokolov, Nisipeanu, Van Wely, Kasimdzhanov, Inarkiev, Navara, Sasikiran, Bareev, Vallejo Pons, A. Volokitin, A. Onischuk, Bologan, Roiz, Fressinet, An. Karpov, I. Ivanisevic, Tiviakov, N. Short, Va. Salov, Motylev, Alexander Moiseenko, Sutovsky, Predojevic, A. Naiditsch, A. Beliavsky, Krasenkow, B. Socko, D. Stellwagen, Je. Piket, M. Kobalia, T. Gelashvili, Vescovi, Macieja, Smirin, Vitiugov, Alex. Fedorov, M. Gurevich, Bruzon, A. Galkin, V. Golod, Illescas Cordoba, Kaidanov, Ehlvest, Y. Pelletier, S. Atalik, G. Giorgadze, Ch. Lutz, Ar. Jussupow, Ribli, J. Benjamin, L. Christiansen, Xie Yun, J. Timman, Mikhalchishin, Speelman, and many others.
Trademark sections brings the voting for the ten best games and the ten most important theoretical novelties from Chess Informants 97, 98 & 99, theoretical surveys in ECO format (C 19, B 80 & D 44), the most interesting combinations (54) and endings (36) from recent tournament practice, studies (27), tournament standings and crosstables, and the best of Boris Gelfand’s, Yasser Seirawan’s and Aleksandar Matanovic’s creative output.