The NEW IN CHESS YEARBOOKS, published by the Dutch organization NEW IN CHESS, have become increasingly popular among top players. NEW IN CHESS YEARBOOKS 64 and 65 consists mainly of opening surveys annotated by IMs and GMs; but I always turn immediately to the theoretical and often historical writing of Sosonko's Corner, and the remarkable letters/discussion forum, which consists of letters about theoretical issues and discoveries by top players. In NIC YEARBOOK 64 (236 pages) and 65 (also 236 pages), for example, writers included Sasha Belezky, Sosonko, Jonathan Rogers, Zoltan Almasi, Jose Vilela, Paul van der Sterren, A C van der Tak, and Rene Olthof (the editorial supervisor of the YEARBOOK).

There are also book reviews by Glenn Flear (who is, I think, an improvement upon his predecessor Matthew Sadler). The column covers about 4-5 books (and one video), alternating between general considerations and excerpts. When you review just a few books (and are presumably paid to do so), you should be able to read much of the book with care, and it's evident that Flear does so.

As always, the Opening Surveys are the core of the Yearbook and there are too many contributors to list here. A few from issues 64 and 65 are Rogozenko, Bologan, Shulman, Karolyi, Pelletier, Almasi, Stohl, Golubev, Tiviakov, Dautov, and Belyavsky. The YEARBOOK is the favorite publications of two IMs that I know, and is particularly aimed at serious fans of theory. It is published four times a year