This collection features major contributions from the chess elite, including V. Anand, Kramnik, B. Gelfand, Svidler, Leko, Ivanchuk, Dominguez Perez, Tomashevsky, N. Short, Kasimdzhanov, Rublevsky, Motylev, Vitiugov, Bologan, Bu Xiangzhi, A. Onischuk, Tiviakov, Sasikiran, Roiz, Krasenkow, Dreev, Predojevic, Ivan Sokolov, A. Beliavsky, Inarkiev, Va. Salov, M. Kobalia, Amonatov, I. Ivanisevic, Bruzon Batista, S. Atalik, M. Gurevich, Jan Timman, L. Christiansen, Xie Yun, Ch. Lutz, Ar. Jussupow, J. Benjamin, Ribli, 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 103, 104 & 105, theoretical surveys in ECO format (C 42, E 34 & B 90), the most interesting combinations (45) and endings (36) from recent tournament practice, studies (27), tournament standings and crosstables, column "Modern Chess Theory" covers most popular openings (B 12, B 90, C 42, C 45, C 88, D 12, D 15, D 17, E 04 & E 97), and the best of Alexander Khalifman's, Ruslan Ponomariov's and Rustam Kasimdzhanov's creative output.