cc king's indian een the king’s indian CET er es arene 3starting out: the king's indian tampion JOE GALLAGHER EVERYMAN CHESSist published in 2002 by Glouooster Publisbors pe formerly Broryman Publishers pe), Gloucester Mansians, 140A Shafeabury Avenue, Londan WeaH sHD Reprinted 2005 Copysght © 2002 Joe Gallagher ‘The right of Joo Gallagher tobe identifiod as the autho ofthis work hasbeen ssserted in acordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Allvightorecrved. No part ofthis publiation may be reproduced, stored in zotrioval eystom o transmitted in any form o by any means, elon, ‘lectrostate, magnetic tape, photoapying, reeeding or otherwise without prior permission ofthe publisher British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data [Ncntalogue record fo this bok is aviabl from the British Library. 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LEVERYMAN CiTess SERIES formerly Cadogan Chess) (Chief Advisor: Garry Kasperoe (Commissioning editor: Byron Jacobo “Typeset and edited by First Rank Publishing, Brighton Production by Book Production Services Printed and bound in Great Britain by Tho Cromwell Press Lid, Twowbridge, Wiltehie Everyman Chess ‘Starting Out Opening Guide: 1857442490 Starting Out The Sicilian 1857442296 Starting Out The French 1867442547 Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian Books for players serous about improving thelr game: 195744206 1 195744201 8 185744 2369 1es744 241 5 15744 2466 195744 237 185744228 8 185744 208.4 185746 2885 185744115 X 185744 0722 185748 2970 Popular puzzle books: resm42Ta 3 185744296 2 15744 2784 ‘Starting Out in Chass ‘Tips for Young Players Improve Your Opening Play Improve Your Midlogame Play Improve Your Endgame Play Mastering the Opening Mastering the Middlogame Mastering the Endgame ‘Simple Chess [oarn Chest: A Complete Course ow to Win at Choae Concise Chess Openings Multiple Choice Chose Ws Your Move Ws Your Move dmprovers) Joho Emme ‘Byron Jacabs Chris Ward Byron Jacobo Matthew Sadler Chris Ward ‘Androw Kineman Glenn Flear Byron Joss ‘Angus Dunnington Glenn Fear oho Emme ‘Alexander & Bosch Daniel King [Neil MeDonald Graeme Buckley Chie Wart (Chris WardContents Bibliography Introduction The Classical Variation Alternatives to 7 0.0 7.00: Altematives to 7..Ne6 7 0-0 No6: Main Line with @ Net 4 70-0 No6: Alternatives to9 Net Other Variations ‘The Sémisch Variation ‘The Fianchetto Variation ‘The Four Pawns Attack ‘The Averbakh Variation White Ptays an Early h2-n3 10. Other Systems Solutions to Exercises 10 7 a 60 7 102 121 139 150 163, 15Bibliography Introduction Books Boating the Ant King Indians, Joe Gallagher (Batsford 1996) Beating the Kin’ Indian and Benoni, Anatoly Vansr (Batsford 9m Bolpanta of Chess Openings oumes AE Anema 2001) ocho: My Beat Games Vl I Vitor Koren (Oa 2007) ‘Nunn Chess Opening, aba Nana, Jon Eis, Gran Burges ‘hd dee Galego (Everysan Chea 1800, ‘he Complete Kings Indian, Byron Jeo and Raymond Keene Gaston 1983) ‘The ConpiteSanish, Joe Galehee Catto 1986) ‘he Pancheto King’s nian, Colin MeNab Batalord 196) ‘he Kings ndan forthe Attaching Player, Grabam Burges (Bate ford 198) ‘he Main Line Kin’ Indian, ohn Nunes and Grahame Barges (Bats ord 1996) ‘he Naw Clase Kings Indian (Val 2, John Nuno and Graham Burgeo (Basler 197) Peco and Databases ‘CheatBase (Megane 2002) Inormator 1-51 {s the King’s Indian the opening for me? your atta o playing Bk in hee ito try an neutrals ‘hits ighe advantage by crt defensive ly, then te oar is fe hat cae ou thle king for a oak on eomsthing He {he ace's Gat Declined othe Que Tein {ion tha other hand, you area it fk ake, you wan o ate forthe native right fom the start, lautehcounier tack ator ‘Gan meekly resting th eponent thon and Ire White into ‘rerextnding hme than the answer isa rsounding ye! you ‘loos to play the Kong ada you wl ab in oxalied company. ‘Tae wo geateet cea players ofl ie (rgualy, Bobby Pech td Gary Kaspar, have both ben at ne tie or anether, Be fs ‘Fake Hangs Indian The King adam fe, one a Blo ost fopularreponets to 164 The maj variation inthis book Es atur the moves 14 NI 04 g63 Ne Bg? 404,‘Sing Os The King’ nan ‘Wie hae been lowed to construct are paw centre wile ine tur Blac hs tao to tim wo develop his dark auared isp to ‘ts potentially most stive diagonal. This ishop i ally refered {5 the Ring Tndian bishop and Blas’ progres often cosy tnd {tp wth the fortunes ofthis place. When bose sive cat be ‘Wendel poe that wins the ame whe on other otions hen ‘Whieés dominae ofthe centre ia aly a temporary sae elas ‘once Black as cted be wil etaks hla there by laying et ther ve'-06 ore. Hi che l tovally determined by hi ‘Wise plays over the est couple of move btn general, King dian payers prefer to play et nar theres pln i using generelstatgy any forthe inthis Introsetion atc ‘ary rely fom veriaton to variation History and popularity Although he King’ Indian wa layed xasonally in the 16th on ‘Sry wag antl the 1920s that esablabed ta aa regu ‘opeing Ben thon it fled to make areal impression and twas oly {hele 1047s thatthe King Lian rally tok fl Mach othe {fet Gr this to the fue Sore grandmaster David Bro ‘aster Miguel Nojoet end th Yugoslav Syetorar Ghgon Sine ‘hen the King’s Indian has enjoyed spells of great popularity end ther periods freative quiet Chess asion eaten dead bythe ‘hamponef the day, Wien there ira champion who dosn't ike take to many risks then the quiet variations ie tothe surface. This happened when Anataly Karpov ruled the ches world from the mid 810s to tho mi-196Ts. The popularity ft Kings Indian eine Ahring this period but when Gary Kasparo took over inthe mide {GHD here was a epson of intra n thin opening ‘The King’s Indian has long ben popular at lb level One of the re: sensor hiss that ean not only be played gins 1 but aloo ene moves uch as e¢ and NE Thee fan openings ean couse ‘usderaledflty fr etna Black variations, ot not fore ng Tia as Black cn just op the same op of Whe ad ‘played 1 Tn fact, very eten White wil lay ater on and we {ranspoc diesy back nto the Kin?’ Indio, For example, here ae ‘to alternative move eer 1) Lot NIG 2 Neb g8 30446 4d By and wear back the min ine 21ND NO 243 63 Be2 By 40.00.05 ct U8 6 a and we have ‘tanspoced into the Panchete Variation, Objective and layout ‘Asan be gauge fom he it, this not a pening book ied ‘he expert player who has alzeedy played he King’s Indian fr many youre (although it may tl cere a a ual refeer cours in baie ‘ing din strategy, Instant shouldbe of most eto inspers ‘tend players or alight more expersnce players who wish fo aks {Up the King Ladin forthe fr Line, Hoey thera veins ‘hve bees Lop to anima and the ceiphase has ben placed on ‘lain the ean bind th moves nthe cay tages oth Eb. "The opening has ben covered ina systematis manner and the mate ‘nap pint en chapters By fr te mont important aration 0 {he Kin’ tnan the Canc and thine etd by tow fac that It takes up theft far chapters, Each ofthe ober mor variations ‘ast own chapter devoted ta while te nal chapter eves "numberof the enor payed setoms Bac chapier i thea further Split up int overal curses and the varlatinns ee examined ‘rough a shor theoretical ncn followed by etative games ‘Throughout the took Ihave drawn attention tthe most important Kings nian concepts by way ef ote tip and warnings Thre 6 ko sprinkling of exrclre ots ou oh some ofthe recurring ta Sea heme in tho King Tein Another eatre fhe bok is tht ach sebsostion hs one pars raph enlitad Therein! and another Staite. Under Teste fal? we discuss whothor its neosearytobura the aidnght ol leaming variations or whether itis onal to get by arly om gos ‘al principles, Te stata cation en wcll ude fo rhich de has performed etter in each vriaton However ster am be ‘nlntending nd Thave pointed ths out whon Think isthe cae, "hav dane my bet to beat chivas posible bat there is an in ‘table sight ba towards Black Tere ova couple of reason ot {his The itis hat the maori of players baying this bok wl be looking to ply the King’ Taian with Bleck athe sod et 1 sell have used he opening as my tan weap nove 20 year af International ches Ast conogcae I ney scasonly be peeing st the Bleck postion through rosette ypectade. ‘The King's Indian isn masive topic and ach of the chaptrs in thie tok hav already had st est one mol sk writen ox the (nd ven somo of the vub-sctions have had beak waten oa hem). Aa {oupropres in chose you wl he doubt fe the ned comm ore ‘pect boks bat my hope tht this bok wil start you fon {our Kings Ted joutony ul of onidenee oo Gallagher ‘Newchitel March 2002Chapter One The Classical Variation: Alternatives to 7 0-0 Introduction White Plays 7 dxe5 White Plays 7 d5: The Petrosian System White Plays 7 Be3 Y M2 e @ “nee Tha Case Varn Ata 0780 Introduction 1A€Nt62 04 6. Nod eetenerscam {The Classical Variation White jn concentrates on dovlping it lees to senile squares © Bed makes more seme than 6 Basa the [iter interfaith the prttion othe weaken nt inthe white Camp, the dt agua. NOTE: The ce-aqur sah woe baaun having payee and ‘fis equare can no longo be protected by paw Tn many variation ofthe King’s Indian Black wil fom a plan whose nto vecupy or onl Us square Although the Sure Wak, o potently weak, tht dons not men that Wht he de Ista paying the moves et tact as they have gen hens power fAleenee and space advantage. Chiral about pv and ake ‘Tinie by impetan aration inthe Kine’ Indian Tha s fa ofthe ten chapter ths book 1 eporant move, lack thes hi cla nthe cates, At itimy pene that While ean jst wis pawn bt You can ba his inthe Exchange Variation blow The elterntivee Sear a aick mean. 1) 6 Nh played aomatimes by those who far the exchange of gus tis boner et eee and ste 7.0.0 ome have tCanopaed to Chapen 2 2) 4..No ie playable, again rasponing 3 siean alten eit ut Blick wil ae to be wlig to play a Honon eter db ors Sian aor 70.0 exis tery player ay ha Kin nda in orto play 68.Starting Ou Te King's an 4) 6p ai ine which ims to exchange the bishop fo the “night om "Te dn of hao lackon Whit onl. Again ‘tis not rai in the spe ofthe Kings nd. Aral King’ Inia ‘slayer wl prcouly guard hi igh guard op wal he ean [ores eon ‘After 6.05 Whit wualy play T0.0and hie the eject of te ‘beat thro chapors. This chapter deals with he alternative, White Plays 7 dxe5 2 1 NO 204 g6 3 Nod Bg? 4 of d6 5 NES 0.06 Bed 067 Axe xeb 8 Qud ixds (Diagram 9) 1 shal star his bok withthe Exchange Variation ofthe King In in. That is eae there ar alt of payers who sy. Ob, would ‘ealy Hk o play the King’s lca, bc ey ja xchange geet and po realy orng endgame? Fbeter sick with te {Goes Gambit Declined Wal ck with the Ques Gambit you ‘went but cere en ean toe fai this dgaie Its Whe ‘ho has to play sonurtny to Bol the blance andi mt brs Your koow what you are doing “Anyway, here is my vew on this exchange variation whishIepo- duce rom another bok T wrote on he King’ Indian sme yen 860 (Gecting the An King Indians, Batalord 199), ‘Practitioners ofthe Exchange Variation canbe dvd ints tree categorie Fenty, thre ave the endguine Ivers who play thi yet {rth he intention of nding you down in long boring endgame ‘Thee people den sume respect although oat tan ing ‘wars them could be ae af sympathy fr having such face se {lm against the Kings ndian, Th second catagory ae the pystelo (iota Mose are the Wikycharatars who tlc te vain b= Th Cas Vaitn: Atemsvon to 708 ‘tute they fel shat i the most unplestnt fr outa play aint, ‘spec fyou ao noted au tactial plage Th thir and ny draw. Onno acount shoal they be pen ‘lity hasbeen exhausted. Perhaps thy wl achieve tht abject, ‘hey play extremely wel bt they soul teas be med sulle ‘Az you can imagine, [do'thin to highly of thi variation My ‘owe have nt changed tall Lets havea look come moe move: 9296 Diagram 4) ‘Wie now threatens 10 N45, Brercise 1: You may have spotted 9 Nee? How dos Black espn? 9.6 ina modern ine whch can lado sharp ple but can ale Gale ‘ut easy. Ss loa good mave but we ae ging concentrate nthe ralinbi aston that wa layed by Bay Pacer w0Nas 100-000 payed much loa an bt it is not nero to 10 NAB. It ‘ally lads toa lengthy manoeuvring gue. One possi for Black oto play 10-Nab wl anothor piel example a 10-6 11 ‘Bed 12Net Bob a Ned BE) a 1D RAD TODS Nod 17 hdl Rec with an ego fr Bleck, Ladden Noe, Amsterdam 1097 10..Nxa6 11 end ot ‘Black dean’ wt to be If wih a weak pawn onan op il. aaBet ‘After 1246 Th pawa woul be alatdin the enemy camp 12 oud 19 Bed Na! 18. Noor 13.NaG hae alo boen played but gait hove moves ‘White does hve the chano® of «maging es ‘The postion ser 13.7 is covered in Games 1 and 2 Theoretical? ‘We not very theoretic! ~ sal lip isnt gong wo cst you the {ame but flac wants to pons thems then be sould Know ‘iseprtom well By the way conteny tothe armel price in this ‘ok, Pm jst coveting this variation fem the nck vow poi ‘White soul ot play cea ks thi. Statistics All the tats given in this loka tao from MegaBase 2002, «| tolletion of over? milion games fom international tarnesente ‘apie by ChstBase ‘Aer 7 db Whit bs scored 49% nant over 9000 games Not waryStang Ov Th Kn’ nan mprosive when you could oar that on average Whit saree [i A very high 9% of games hav Gniaed i deus and may ‘hose have aitedarond mov 10, This vriaton iy evident. ten the chief thea who bee agreed fo dy Illustrative Games Teed m cathe ios 2 144 NM 204 g63 Ned Bg? 4o4 6 NT 00 Bed ob 7 deed 41058 Qua Has 8 go Res 10 Ndb Nad 11 end 8! 12 Het ‘exdS 18 edb NAT (Diagram 5) ‘Blac now threaten gain he Bishop pay 14. [NOTE: Bishops work wll in tandem and, assuming the postion Is ‘not otal blocked, tle usualy alight advantage to have wo ‘hope aganst bishop and hight oro kngha. Nast ‘Tacoly way tala equality By defending hi pen White he Nt de baralas. A mista that White play git of This enein Wasted ie mre aseeel theses rato ‘ope fe? The rola ie that wer 14-h6 18 Bod (1 Bb 98 16, ‘Bg Ni is alo god for Blac) 16-.Ne White woud bein ouble allowed 6. That meas hc ha ogo infor 16 BLS Nant 17 eT Bo 18 Bue Raed 10 eb? Ha 20 0 Nd6! when Black as om ‘go becase he has a mobil contel paren majority and White has ‘il not completed his dovlopment. Tis poston wa reached in ‘Teacher Facer, Stockolm I 106. Tae young BODY fede win butter players have ine regitered the fl ont i le eding ‘The Clase! Varo: Atenas 9769, 14.Neb 16 Nest! [Asligh mistake ait allows Black rome ticks based on Nae, while ‘he night may ela ot bot by B7.BS at sone ot. ‘Beat 150.004 and alter 16. Ne (ot 18.9616 K1 Nao 17 afl! and win) 16Be8 NF 17 Balt et both 18 KbL Bed! 19 Bae ‘re 201! a 183 Bob 19 NBO Bas 20 Rs 3 lat al- ity Note how ia both cans Black pls 0 to activate hi ke 16.88 ‘This keps the nigh out of #6 and so trefere the bishop toa ‘aor civ post. Thre isnot mc leon the lng dingo 160.00 On the lat move carting qaenside war bast Now it ie ater ey. ‘Th lternative 160.0 can beso nthe nxt pe 16-0617 Kb1 Race rN 18 Bret Bet 19 Bab? Rabi io for Blak bt I wanted ‘oe sa sneaky way toimprove sine 1eBest ‘Thank you very mach. White alls he tap: He soll hare played 1atthel when 16- Budd end shouldbe sgh beter or oe ns White's pans more el to turn out weak hen stron. 18.Naeil 19 Brod Reo 20 Bxb7 Rb8 21 Bab BS 22 Kal Red ‘Nom White suddenly rain tht the intnded 2 Bb alto 25. Rubs! 24 aehd Hel and shee io way tosop Rat nate Tho only chance to rsst was 28RD (altough Black x winning afer [4B 24 Bac Rac 25 RbdI Rt) bat Whit at picked wp Hs ether bishop ant payed. 25 BuaT! Rbxbe 24 Bed Bb4 25 gt Bea! (Diagram 6) White re- sens Now that’ wha ks to dotopoople who exchange quoena in the Kingeindion, NO 3 o4 g63NC3 Bg] 4o4 46 NTU O-06 Hed ob 7 xed deeb 8 Quis Had8 9 gs Res 10 Nas Neds 1 oxds ob 12 Bot ‘exdS 18 Buds NAT! 14 NAD Ne 15 Ned BO 1600 Bab 17 Bae Rzet! Diagram 7) Ati glance one could smi thie poston as dad dan but Clove inapecton wil rea snc nititie fer Hck His rook ‘re more active, White's hops effaideon ged th night one wlsoon be hit by bb. 18.3 b5 19 Ned he 20 Bh Nas 21 Nab Roh 22 ba Ret 28 REMY [Nb 24 Nxb¢Bxb425 BP 9626 09 Bat!Digan? ‘khan tae Pople ofan talk shot the power of dbl rank nthe seventh aa (ad they have power as we aw in he pevore ge), bt ‘ok and bishop? Infact, White alypralaed sd am only ‘tc while Black eal improves ie pasion 21 Bes a5 28 KP e629 bd a4 30 Rabi Kg7 31 Fal 6 32 Kel KOS BORN Kee 34 Ra? Diagram 9) “Theos material but pssve defence would also have lost. One plan for Bick wold be tpg =f flowed by - Bed 34.RlacS! 35 exfS¢ gel 36 Redt Rad 37 bueS Rot White ro- signs White Plays 7 d5: Petrosian System * 144 NO 2 of go 3 Nes Bg 404 6 BNO 0-8 6 Bod 06 75 (ine fram) ‘The Persian Sytem inthe name given to the vit where White ‘lock te cent and liom up with BS. Te named fer oe ofthe ‘moving his knight on © and playing 78. Black cn ill range "but onl by playing some avkvard-boking moves ct making itona. "Tro variation wes ver popular in tho 1960 Sod ints heyday certain pople su i athe refutation ofthe Kings Team Ma popularity di’ last and it lipped avey inl alative cb eur Before enya eet renal pred nthe eany 1900. Why doesn’t White play 7 d5 so often these days? ‘Th ronson this ne snot popula anyare achat White has nie «yoitionalenceuion of bis own, He ha locked the positon ‘afore twas nears. 7 0 (or 7 Bad) Kee Black gesting ast, ‘White's intention in tho entre In principle, Whites mt aginst, ‘ockng tho corre but he expecta Black to pay for this clara of thepostion. Examples f payment are when Black lays -Neo (Chapters and )'s thon White can gina tempo with d- and fore the knight tan inforoe square er when Blak pays the sve ‘es. Then White ofen locks the contre asthe ok emplaced on ‘ Tenom belongs on 8 to suppor the advanon lock a come moves eter 7d tot ‘his is considered tobe the most eb response. Blick plas to play Nat and doesn't wat tobe imsedlatly Kicked way by ‘White playing 4 [NOTE: The Kea of plying a5 to secure the cS-equare for black, ght ie seen throughout in book. This sone ot lacks key strateglel ideas in the Kg’ Inclan. ‘Thar are wo other Blck move. 7_NDAT i the sbjot of Game 3 whe 7.26 alo getsa mention there. gs be ‘This is sensible pas for Black to have the psibiity of break. ng the pin With 6 6, fen fit ant alway wine to empl i ‘9 BRE Nas 10 NP "Now White wil beable to ply 8 fi ishop gets in any danger. 10..Qe8 Diagram 10) ”‘Sang Th ng nn Black breaks the pin without orig to the portinaly suspect owe -g65. He plana o move his knight from f toh in oder to ‘Guat heats on he kingaide Whites ong tarm ambitions are onthe ‘heels but he my have to play frerconodating moves on the ‘inp it. This stati omples ine i covered in Game 4 Theoretical? ‘Nem all the vacations inthe Clas King Indian ao theoretical fad thse no exemption. Back vl ood to now good plan ithe watt to pt of the oping wi playable poston [ TNA NOG ot g6 Ned Bg? 4o4 65 d4 0-06 Bed ob 7 Nba Nain another way o dovlp the knight when one pus con: {ination 8 gs 6 © Bot 10 Bed Neo! 11 Nee, rgsning Ue pleeasifthe knight moves Black plays =f tapping he ‘HhiGp cue. Ths postion snore to be about evel Th only problem with 1. Nas that White can reply 8 NO, preventing the Knight from moving toeS beens of bbs. Bes 8D0Ncs 02 ain anol variation not snen mach tose days. Aer {oes be 1 Be Black has many posses but one rebbleine is 11 MGT 12ND 5 19 ea ga A ext 15 Bas Nes with equal 8.869 Bhd 5 10 Bd Nhs ‘This wed to be the ma ine ofthe Petronan. Black beaks the pin Dura the coe of wonkanig his ngs, Tas was exactly the sort of thing Petia had in ind hen be eared plying Be Mast Black player have gous of this hne beens of White's net move 11d Diagram 11) ‘Beioe Paul Keres covered this nove Whit edt play 110.0. Kees was more of tr attacking player than Pirosian and beaded thie to many opening variation, With White sree to open nee (Chih Kingede He ot worried abst his pawn stustare bong Compromise as efier Naga th open {ie wil be very sel ‘The Case Varo: Atanas to7 68 Disgean tinge weaned nie ped Another key variation ie 1.412 hag hag 13 Qe! Nag 14 KEL [NE 16 Bt ext (15 exl 18 threatens Qh? mets) 10 RZ whee Whi folows up with Rag aod King back tf, He has dangers at tacking dnet on the gad 12 fegh 413 NNDB 1400.65 1k Black dove’ play £7.18 now he may never gt the canes aga White would atte io bul is postion by playing RO NLb and {hen the oer rook ta the Fle 1s Rest ‘This was suppose wo be e suggestion of Kramnik after his gee with Kesparo, but macho my sarprian I now av hat had alan been ‘layed bck in 1982 by the eitorin-chif of ths tok, I Byron Jo (be. The game Kramnik Kasparov, Linares 1994 bad oainaed with the standard 16 ox but after 15. Neb bé ol! 17 Rel Nad! 18 Bas ‘ud 191 Rul 20 Qed Qs Blac’ potentially ative bishops os ‘ensued for his expoed king positon andthe rather unspent awa he is dwn 16..RafS 16 exf5 NS 17 Qa3! IG 18 RN Bef 19 Neg! Qa ‘Bick could ty sacrificing hia quen wth 19g 20 Begt Bag 21 ‘Rath Buf bu afer 22 Qh Be? 25 Qg5 BT 24 bho nn ig tole ‘Whit il flow up with moves suchas bh and Ne, 20 Net B47 21 be Na6 22 B43 Diagram 13) Wis plan its exchange bishops and ake complete conta the light equare He certainly dosnt mind Bask pcks wp the od pn an the Kingride while hes dang thi 22. Qxgd 28 BSL RAB 24 Not Quit 25 g3 Qe7 26 Bed Qed 27 NO RB 28 Qas Black resignsxe Tae N24 go 8 Ned BT «ot d65NIG 0 6 Bed 08 a5, [ByS h69 Bhi Nas 10 Nd2 Qe8 1100 ‘Sometimes White delays casting but thi shoulda deter Black. He ‘Should jt adopt exacly theceme planar inthe game nat ‘Thins the only way o develo ply on the Kinase unas ‘White now threatens to play 82:0 because after an exchange of ‘wns on thir square he back Knight on a wil be pinned 12.pa7 133 ‘Mont Whit layers taka te threat of a4 seriously and reign theron ole tempo. Thar ar few wo igre but the puslon afr 18 Rb a conldored very comfortable for Blick Tae Pont tha 4 bean now be met by 14-axbd 19 Nab BE when it ‘Tbe ell fr White to generate ny orto queens pay a a 12.86 WARNING: When Black plays NAS inthis variation White must Iteditey check to eo thi bishop on hts sts eran ent here a Black now trentons 14.95 and 18.4. uo ‘Whi sfaguards his bisho. 14.BM6 Diagram 13) ‘Te bishop is heang foro. White must now decide if ei going ‘Tow thie ove a lve withthe ative biahop, to aw Be but ex ‘Tha Cal Vato: Atma 760 ‘change bishop, orto prevent altogether. In genet White would refer avoid wn echange of tshope because thi wil weak ie ‘ated of the dark aguas Inthis ook you will on se phrases ike Waite has complet con: ‘tala he ght square or Blac fmiaatn te ack square te ‘member from my erly ays a a cea layer that tien be a= ‘alt concept to grap. Basal, canta of clou om a plajrs ae of: eachange to eclew this control ‘The maloiy of players prefer to leat the ative bichp. The main Use rap 1 Rot Bad 18 Kha Bt 17 Get with e complex game The ‘problem with doping the shop back of eth allow Black fee hand onthe Kngide On ht ep the back queen under raps 18..Qo71 16 Qet hd 17 Babt BEM 18 REG] Qgs 19 KL NES ‘The way Black has veloped his kings play i ery typical for hi ‘aration, hay Hen now oN white ack can tls be ‘Supported by = Ke and bs 20 UNAS 21 Net Ns! 2 ag ng 29 Na Ql 249 Ke? Finally Whito guts to play an ative move onthe queens, 26.Nest ‘Throating 27-Bad.Sacrfsing the exchange would be hopeless be ue of the power lack pawn on 3 es btter to have to rok {han one when ter ee taal pousiitie nthe Bac rank 21 Rel Raa Diagram 10) Whites postion ia acter Ho hat weaknesses on the queens thd bishop eoodnmned to fe behind hi own pune, 28 QoS Rh 29 Qe gS 50 Qe wef 31 Rat Rha 82 NDI White resigns White Plays 7 Be3 ASANO 24663 Ned By 404 46 NE 096 Bet oS TBs‘Tian a often aoa tho liore Stam after the word cls ‘Yagsley grandmaster abd King’s Indian export Srtrzas igor. He ‘nat the fie fo populrie Thee dyes a of strong player seit ‘Seasonally. incing the 2K Koren, Karpor and Raspeor, but ‘ery few play ell he time. ‘What is the thinking behind 7 Be3? “The man idea ito avo the thoortol betta that arse fer 70.0 [Ne witout having weiter exehangy ono boc the centre with {hs'The point i that the poston alter 7 Bed Ne6 8d Ne? 8 Nate fevoursle for White nx be nts manged to post his dar-equared ‘hop sod the King knight o heir idel squares, Normally he can Inve te o he ater bt ot bth The nly probs with 7 Bes is {that Black can play 7-Nel forcing the bishop to move agin. This ‘eds wo higly complex strategies wenn be Son fromthe ‘antec below, TaNet ‘Black acspta the challenge White has offered, Ther area suber of Important ltormativs 1) 7.Ne6 600 tranapoos to Chapter 2. This ia perfectly reasonable ‘rey for Bacto play if that ine nha reperoire 1) Th? favourite of John Nunn wha ried it roe by wing [tin aguas op clas opposition, Th desl play «Ng bt wi tut allowing White to pny Bf. The mainline ans 800 Npe 9 Bel Noo 105 NeT 11 Ne1 12 Beg gt with a moet ununul kingsie ‘awn aroctare. Blk wl now ply 6-6 ened Ng while White ‘ile hn ortane onthe quesnai: Mo theortel ures agree ‘hat White ha ighly the tue hanes 1,7 end sot ach a bad move ea Hack ie often able terete The Case Varn: Aberatve fo 69 counterlay by «quick .c7-c6 and Ad. For example 8 Ned Re <6 1042 (0 ey 10.8 1 ead xd 12 0.0 Neb 13 ow 18H? he fanaa exchange sce hat fire cere pov Kaspary, New York 1000 (ith game af th mold champion ship mat. SBS Now Whit’ bishop has to move agin but Blas ight on elo swkvarly placed opne ‘The most commen. The bishop remains on tho kings and wll leoking eventual cute en (ater moves ke Na sdf), ame ‘layers reer og home withthe bishop 0 Be ie orn in Gane © Net 9.8 10 Bg8 Nhs an intresting ateoatve afer which White us aly Blok the centre wih 1 5 ar excangesquerns wih 1 dab {se5 12 Qed8 Rad 19 Ns Nab 140.00 Bet The farmer athe ore romisingstetay. 1 db Not 11 Naz W612. 95 ‘Black cn ao slow down White on the quennside with 12.25 One ‘vile continuation a 13 Hb with the eso bt while ate fo ‘hangs the character ofthe game by paying 1 ac? be 14 be 12 BE 6 Diagram 16) ‘Thievery double-edged position i the abject of Game 6 Theoretical? ‘isnot one of the more theoretical ins of the King’s Indian and ‘heres plenty of spe for improvisation by beth nis, However 8 ‘we shal sce below it ane hn cores very bey fr White so “Blac ie dtntely avid to learn a aytem Statistics With 73 White has seared 62% from ver 9000 aos, Many Black ‘layers appear tobe all at sai thane. Forename oe $00 games with7..Ne6 45 Ne? © Ned, the ine warned aout in {ho fntrducin. Here White nares a manive 70% Agung 7 Net ‘White sores 85% sl rod but within the Lounde of reapactaity Ilustrative Games ome ‘Shulman mate en 65 144 NOG 204 g03 Ned gi Act db SN 00 6 ed ob 7 Bad New ‘gS © OBht Neb 105 Ne7 11 N42 NMG 12.9 gh 19 BEG 14 €5Staring Ou Th a's ean Pew White layer aro wiling io cate inthis positon butter ina Secale pou wh yen tk the Kinga by ayng 1h Neo {it Afr Ubtagt Totugh Nh 17 Rh) the chanen ore tout cv. rh ier hve gn uit the ings Wie wi {svt wth Neb ond Bc wid NTA GS tert 14 NeS cal played quite ten, White aunty slay 158 to keep Ache ou ef sist eh Back bas an ntertingpown ser fae 1541 lagh with aang coos on th 1 tog Nags 16 Bags fg 17 00 Ngo 18 Net Inder to vod he ine he ex te Whit nl Bae ape 18 {il eadl 10 Not John Nunn lee that Black OR shor {get although he ne mney ew east ‘lc is wore abot White ang ond and playing NS, Hower, ‘ewe uve dns beter pay 110 cs al 2030 60 Ere ha rghy lev gan Tw trates leon bo ‘het Wien take eatings 19 Bea NE a0 gp Nh3+ 21 Kg? (Diagram 17) Tnthis pon White basa dear advantage. Toe aight ca may race tithes te support. The ck pwnon gece) Timi nec he Kings en prevents Blk rom oenting ay = ‘ocr teate The open te ely good fr echaoene ps ‘Soto ise tatareoxthangd te ore prosuneed White seningr onthe gueensdewilincome acta re cosy ‘wnt acon ie 2.0 22 cad cud 28 Nbo Best? ‘lac seks to complicate the game but White oop his cook 2A Raf Quf8 25 Qeat ‘The Cla Vatton: Maman 708 ‘This old move i he monger. Afar 25 Bg QI2+26 Kh Ql Wiis has le control ofthe potion. 25..Bxe8 26 QreB Rb 27 REI Qo7 28 Qh (Diagrams 18) ‘Suddeny th black king ia ina precarious position. Hin next move ‘et him is paw but other moves were no batter For exo ‘28. NgS 20 Nac Hac 30 Qn end White wine the f paws 28.4729 Net BS $0 Ned6 RbE31 NO! Rxhé a8 Nee7® KS 83 [ROG Kg? 84 RS Black resigns would have played one more move ear 2..REG if Whit eae Iesaly plays 85 Had then 96. Rds 96 Kia Lit 97 Rel Reto ‘et. natnd White hou jst play 35 NaI! whon the oly way to ‘Sve tho bishop, 5, 4, lone t 38 Ne [NOTE: The stronger players become, he earor thoy reign as they Understand how hopeless the stution St, there i nothing to ‘be gained by rengning toc early. The above was defatay one ‘ane ‘Skee at ker FE Word npn aps 99 144 NfG BNMag6 3 4 Bg? 4No3 00 6 of db 6Bed OST Bed Net bys aBet ‘This rotont i ot played often hore bat it i fill an important ‘aration a ican be tached ie enather ove oder (oe belo. 8..Nes 1000 ‘Blocking tho centre with 105i a reasonable altrnative, The posi tion efter 1000 4 more commonly reached vie the ove cer 70.0 [Neb 8 Bes Ngt 8 Bg 10 Be The reason White usally play 10 ‘Bel there, a apposed to 10 Bhd is that having atedy cated King ‘soe dour want to ensoarege Dlack to aan hs pawns there 10.05 Blac hase wide csice. 10.36 and 10--Kh ld to complex aes hil the yrition 10 ond 11 Neda Nn 12 Que f 19 Qabt Kb Te Bagd tga 15 Bade 16 @G9 Bob 27 Rad Bed 1 Bde leads tow auch queer gene 1196 11 db Ne7 12 Ng NAB our osesionally. This snr to Games nando 11.ce8t 11B06 12 Bf6 Nf 13 ef Dx 1445 Ne? 15 NS ie eupposed to ‘ea ite beta for White ieaxes [Atr 125 Black ha tried many knight moves 18,.Ne or 12..NA8, Inuending NIT are the best hoe.‘Sing 4 Te Rngin rade 193 18 Nd is probably a betor move aihough ar 13.7 the poston lethought tobe abot equal 11.Nf6 14843 Bo6 16 Rel QP 16047 (Diagram 19) Chapter Two: The Classical with 7 0-0: Alternatives to 7...Nc6 Diora 19 Digr20 naescommbeconersteget — Thebick uee inane @ The Modern 7...Na6 ‘Some of White's last movee may have been quotionable but hie @ The Old7..Nbd7 the real mistake asthe pun jst get ints trouble Ata something ike 16 Baf6 Bufo 17 Nab White shouldnt be worse. @® Black Exchanges with 7...exd4 16..N47117 BOG NAA 18 Brd7 Bad 19 Bhd? Hos 20 Nes QI. iagrams 20) ‘Blak throtens to win pec with N76 and there sno god Alacvered attack with the bnight. Ofcourse 21 NS just et by BIN and 22Gb 21 ext gx 22 No? ‘Ator 22 Qh N623 Neo QA he gusena wil be exchanged leving White aig the double treats and NC 22,-Rad8 28 Nudd Red 24 Qh5 6 White resigns ‘Aer 26 NFB Ba! Black win pec. Summary 1) Te Exchange Variation deserves all he tick Ihave given it 1 ‘hve nothing aghnet exchanging queens and trying wo win an en fume, but ony when x pontinaly uoiied Here it eertlnly ia 2) The Peroian Sytem more wis alternative to 700 fad genuine way for Whitt pla for an advatage However, most ‘layer lee ite a tle pematue for Whitt block tre entre ') The Ghigo Systom is dangerous line which has plenty of high level eapport Th line with 9 Bue imme dangerous than 9 Bel.‘Stang Ot Tha ig aan The Modern 7...Na6 1.44 NP 2.04 g6 5 NeS Bg? 4 of 6 6 NI 0-06 eZ £5 70.0 Nat (@iagram 1) ‘This in by far the mot topcaine inthis chaptar. Iti totally now ‘pote tat bee developed nthe 1900s Tha became an percent {efge for heer who want to pay the Kings dian but dont want fo {vt nveled inthe heavy theoretic ate that ten are fom Tne Isnt the knight badly placed on the edge? (na supe reading f the potion the knight i indced badly Placed onthe edge af the beri, The move would appea ogo wins, {he bse ches prinsplen of contaling the centre However onc We lena ile ore ceely we can so tat thie not tho nce, White til aot be able to Bod the tension inthe centre forever und at ome Dont bes ler ging totake ono pay a. In but case the might on ae pte to jump into ono ofits est wquares inthe ‘Kings Indian On ster ossxions Black, himbel, ny relive the ce tral tension by piping tnd and hee tothe square becomes ‘Talble tothe knight if fr some rnson Black swale to play Nel then here ran alternative method of bringing it back into Bley fom by eT and NB. "The move Nee moro exible than the old 7. Nb? line that we stay below ote dee interfore with the deveipment ote ret of Blac’ queens Bes ‘hin io the mor commen move andthe position ix impertant for the ‘Ring Indian oe team alc sie va the move order? Bed NaS 800, ‘Tha Ctl wh 764 Ataris to 7b Te oer ain ea Re nd hata cree in Ge 8 Tether 1) 8 dee deo5 9 Qed Rad ews, fee White nothing. 2) 85 NeS 9.Qe2 a wan considered brief in Game 8 8) 8 BgS has bocome quite popular. Tho variation 8.6 Bhs QeB 10 ‘Bufo Buf 1 which has ore que len, bot tall eiable far Black Tsp pay the more diet 82610 Bg3 (10 dae NG 11 BS Neg 12 bags dao js ranspone)10.-No8 when 11 €8 [NA transpose toa linen the Perosian system whichis wot cote ‘ered Ganporousfor Black and 11 dee Neg 12 hag dues love B.Ngt dest atin the Ha vein hiphop at llond totem 9 gS Qos! th omy days ofthe variation Black ten played 9.8 but wen of ‘his ie bce of the continuation 10 Bee 1188 Nn 125 10dxes ‘This exhange i conidred to be the most accurate move. Aer 103 ‘nO Bet ond 12 Nudd Nb 18 BEL Black has damonstriedon ‘umber of reasons thatthe move L2-NT intending Nig es ime confortable game, 10dses 11 3 11 NZ isan important alternative, Blk ean ty 1) 1.8612 Bh NIG 13 N45 QUE (13.95 14 Bg cf 16 Nod Nes in ‘mor aid wth vod equalising chances or Black: he does have ole ‘hi -quare bathe will always be ale ota a white knight that ecupis tis square) If! and now Black mur caro bi que, ‘After 14.Ned 19 Bed® 16 Qb3 Nfl 17 Naf Hele probly done ‘ot have quit enough compensation. 3) Recently Blak has started playing 11.£0 and hasbeen ding fine ‘Mtr bach 12 BBA WS and 12 Be fr, nk 11.8 sala playable hor. reas ‘White can win a pawa wit 12 xg hag 12 Nwgb Qo? 14 Nh but Blac ha cll empenantion onthe dark square afer 1.6. His min lan sow wil to manonre the haght fn a6 tod 12..NO 15 Bed Qo7t Diagram 2) ‘his ena locking quoen moro, which seme wo invite Na, kde eto prevent White rom plang 5. Iehas become the mai ine ‘in is fetured in Gare 7‘Sang Oct Te King aan ‘Theoretical? ‘Tha rian re of hi variation was to avo al th hey theory {hat aureunds 7NeS. However any line that sextet este in top eats chee for ton yours a aoe bound t develop a dca body of ‘hoor. Tht in what has happened hore. Thee ino auch thing as free lunch, Statistics Air 7.8 Gnchuing 7 Bo Na 80-0) White has scored 57% fom 1600 game, Not bo, but what very ineratng i Ubet i the pot Gon after 13.-Qe7, the mai ine fom Game T, Whit has on ‘ged 40% fon jst ver 100 gece, With 8 Rot White has ssrod os. Mlustrative Games Some? (Tear m Gage Sante “144 NOG 2 NOG g6 8 cf Bg? A Nob 46 6 4 0.0 6 Bed ob 700Ne6 8 ‘Bea Ngd 0 BS Qu 10 duod NO 11 Bad dues 12 ba NiG 13 Bes or reas ‘Tho obvious move but 1493 ian important eltarative, Whites plan ‘stop b2-b4 and etc opin apace on the queenae and potential ‘eof the utpart ond. A typi continuation e cb 15 bUNSS 16 Rast 16.eT? 17 QEBD 17 Get KT Now Whi can ran Black's pun etructre with It Boas but this i sry double edge ‘ne bishop sa important pias Ihe doen't take then Black wl f- low up wth Ne7 The genoral onsen is that Hck i doing OK are 1.qast Certainly not the hore 14..NudS 15 ead efter which tho pawn ‘ructure evry muh in Whivs favour There ano ned ta ake he Knight Ter mh better to drive it aay with 6, wae Wie dafends his pawn on 0, Thee are a couple of aReraatives: 1) 15 NfOr Qu 165 Nb felowed by NO gives Blick um uel tame, Noto thet Black has ogo va BS bs 16.-Nbt lose pawn 017 8 2) 15 Qet Need 16 Bx in quite ay for Black to he shuld play 15_KR7 and ater 16 Hal seifce hs quoen with 16. Need! 17 NOG ‘6 18 eds Rad. The rok ioe and corral pawn iv him fll, inpenatin, ‘Te Cal ah 08: Atoms oot NOTE: Ti arenay te soso queen sarfes we have see in shart, Anat tw orig ot ego en ‘onmeanes wigs echange tora colecion sce aces 18.06 16 Nef Quf6 17 REA Qo Black plan to play 7. 25 No? 194 Kh? 204 5 2145 ft! Diagram 3) Diagram 4 ack pace cron ka wes Black is ot interete in playing fore Kingsde tack with 1. ‘White's qucensde play i alreedy well advanced. No, hire to ‘iny dB which White ade aval when he played oc 22 Na2 Nab 23 Need BS 24 Ra3 Rad 25 63 Neat Black’ knight was fine pec bt after White played to enforce ‘is nigh on e, be weakened all the dark aquares on his ngeide “He probeblyehought that ths dint matter eo much beens Back ‘shop i quite posivo ong but theresa very thematic wat ring this pas inte the game ‘20 Rxed Radt+ 27 Bxdt R48 28 bac bxe6 29 Be2 hit (Once the King’s Indian bishop, as’ unully known, makes its pres fence fle the White pain erombeswith rear speed, 30Bd8 Bhs 1 Ret R45 32 Kh Qh4 33 Re2 Qas! Suenly Whit i geting into trouble on hi ack rank. Th bishop nb covers a uber of important aguare inthe white camp. 24 Bot Ras 85 Kh2 Qda! Diagram 4) ‘Throntening mate in twostarting with Bt, 36 RA Rel! ‘Thebishop on cist 37 Qb3 Bred 38 BgS+ Ks White resigns ”‘Sang Ou Te Kn’ etn ry] (Pertic m Craming Naot 0 1 a4 NfG 2 NEG gO 3 ct Bu7 4 Ned dB 5 04 0.06 Bed ob 70.0 Na6S Ret ‘A relatively unassuming continuation. White decides to reinforce is ‘epawrny and than. a8 secure the portion a the Hlomover with the pawn already protected. Ne can be met by b2 Jeight on eO make quite a good defensive quosnsio combination. 95M Bee "This move costes the simple Urea of Se {tn ore Whit fo lack the centre with 3448 Ir Black wants simply the game then 90x44 a repectabe al: ternative After 10 Neda Nps 11 ho Qbo! 12 hxgt Qua tpieal co ‘Snuntion as ben 15 ¢5 Neb 14 Bl4Qudt 15 Rex Bob 109 and ‘ow 16 Bl is thought ob best. Tie ast ove i directed against fh eathange ancien J6 ts impertant tert kright ido fended which had eased Black problems after ether moves so Rest! ‘Avery intrutiveemorwhich ellows Black to simplify tan gual game. White shou have played 1045 when 1.5, Blocking the entre nce a played most often these daye- Atypical continuation ‘hens 1hs BAT 12 BeS ho 19 Bed witha dour strappe ahead. 10.,.Bef5 11 Qx08 Ngd! Diagram 8) ‘A ioe trick If White tees the Knight then Black rogins the piece by {ang on d¢ while om other moves Black wil just play Nae. 12 Qxgt xd 1338 ‘ite til ha wo pices stacked and must lose one of them, 4. Bag 118 Qh ‘At 15 cxf dx White's qucenale pawn structure wil be ruined 16, dred 16 Brod BueS 17 QueS feed 18 Rxed Neb 19 ReB QF 20 Geis Refs 21 Ral a5 Diagram 6) ‘The endgame i level dvpite the ibalanots nthe postion. Black i design tory ‘Tha lesa wih 704: Atte 7 Neb ‘bas ne weakness ond but this cn be esl fended. White hae a ‘shop, which shouldbe x slight advantage, bt atv some what reatrictd by the pawn structure Blac’s knight also har asd ‘onze base, whi is imporeant for a night feting a bishop. Dlagran 5 Diagram § back euclaes rau cng ‘Tecndpane et ‘22 KEV 25 Ra RB 24 Reb Kxo6 25 KE Ke7 26 Bod g6 27 BAL [Reb 28 Ke d52 29 exd5+ ext 3 ‘HOS 33 Bot Ree 84 Raa a 8 ach pawn exchangs bring the draw ever closer. ‘36..Ke6 37 3 bs 38 Bat Nb7 994 afd 40 gall ROG 41 Rad Kod 42 Keb Nae-43 gd ROG 44 BD bas 45 Kad HES 46 Bgt REGAT BPD [RD 48 Bg4 ROG Draw agreed The Old 7...Nbd7_ 1.44 NfB 2 of g@ 4 Nod Bg? 404 46 6 NIB 0-06 Bed «6 700Nba7 @ingram ‘Thislin sno longe very popular at dosnt put enough pressure (nthe white cnt In days gon by it was once the mein Line of th King’s Indian bu it ‘wasfire urponsed by. Neb and now by 7. Naas well Bet ‘This athe line that causing the most trouble fo Back, White has ‘tied a whole hes of ether maven In Game 9 we shal examine 8 Qed hile 8&5 Ne ina syatom that can arise rm several variations, Ie ‘abit condor in Game 3 rr ‘Again Black as wide han, The most intreting ie 8.Nt with "lr play tothe 7 Bed Line in he lau chapter However, the fact ‘hat Black has already commitiod hielo Nb? tons the be‘Satng Ou Te ing’ ean hasan aferioe version. A pose continuation i 9B 10 Bel! {th Nho 12 Bed with «best game fo White Diagram? oeelmay only as {tin more ining for Wits to block the nnte once Black has played re Su 10 Net Nes Black prepares the tration £76, 11 g4 Diagrams) ‘The best move. tons tp «75 but ensures that the gfe will pon eter Black has played Aa we shall en game 10 White {cone who able a mnko oe of this dangeros fle Theoretical? Wis not ovely theoretical but as found out from prsonl experience (Game 10) things an go Boerbly wrong ifyou doo knew what youre (sing and yee up aginst a well-prepared opponent. Statistics ‘This line ha along ietory ane played hy «lot amare tthe have alder bok on the King Indian Thersfore there ae lot Uesmen After tN Whit be cored 64% from over 6000 gamen, Ife lok ite coor things ae ot quite ex oelthy for Back as thoy epper alist sight There are ver T0D0 games with 850d there White hes oly tanaged 45% Wu the mui ines 8 Ded and 8 (Qe2 White has sored 60% fro nearly 2500 genes, Bet Nod? ‘The sar ofa very intersting plan. Thema line le 8.69 Ral Qo? 1046 5 11 Bgb with smal advantage fer White erat 9B 10 Bed Nets anchor poetity but both 11 Rad Nae 2+ 12 (Que2 RE and 11 Bat aft areal ight for Blak, ‘9..NF410 BM 8! (Diagram 0) ith i el lay Ne ander S240 Ghecame wih hie agit bt hs means eel ene ants 1 oat ike this mov. 1 inbettr whit 11 xa dc 12 Baton 1805 is another intersting oatincation. Tverd 12 Naas 12 Bal ext 19 NB Ne i lof for Black. 12,Nef6 19 Rb ab 14 Net Nd 15 Nad Ras it isan aa that goin to hoop ‘White cecuped inthe log tora. Black now pens ine ou the king ‘eto start an altack there. ronanie‘Suing Out Te Kg’ Alter 1 ox Bink aks the bshop before reaptring on. 11..Qh 18 Qod RT! 19 Ba Ref? Bac ely improves his pion 20443 Qh5 21 Beast? "Not he mast relevant place onthe board but White was in deep trou be anyway. Now e loos by fee 21..Nad3 22 Qud Nob 23 Qud Exot 24 QxcS exf9 25 NA3 2626 Kg Qfe 27 Kh ¢6 Diagram 10) White resigns ‘Black threatens mate starting with .¢5 4+ and BAG. Thee i no Aefece, for example 28 Nae QhS# 28 Kez F1Qe 0 Raft ez and. ‘one 1 (Patter ota Nese 20% 14 N62 of g6 9 Ned BT 4 04 dG § NE 0.0 Be2 05 100 Nbd7 {$Bed c09 45 o5 10 Net Neb 1 gil 5 Tei too nt to change pan NOTE: Thee ean old chess saying: Better a bad pan than no plan all 12 xf px 19x05 NDGM (Diagram 11) ‘hie was the Set time I played 7-Nba for many years (and the Ins) sind jot before the game I acked up the theory in tho eneyelopnedia. ‘Th wes the way isuggested Blsk hou pay At the board Tbe- amo ortromaly fluent to play NBG (ne my comment in i (oy smuchpedoring the hos 15. NGG a Ba ot 15 Nae Nad 16 [Bret Ba with sme compensation fr the pawn. Bu in the ena Te ‘Sed tn tick with the theoreti recommendation, Within few ‘Tha Clase wih 74: Atoms to 7 Net ‘moves I abecltely hated my position 41 old find no counterplay ‘gainst White low but sur bul wp onthe “TP: Atle knowledge canbe a dangerous thing you are unsure, ‘Font undertand the theory then fs beter to olow Your own Instincts. Even itt dower aways work out you shoud teas eam something. um ‘Wit’ plan ence and simple: tuck eh king aay in the corner, ‘lay Rel and NS and then dbleroks onthe gle 14,.BaP5 16 Bgl Na7 16 NPQ oA? 17 Nes {Thad been hoping for 17 BgST when Iwas going sseiice my queen with cxf 18 Bud8 a 19 Qed Rad, The potion far om ‘lear and Peltier, most sensibly dave’ pr involved, 17..NA®W 18 RgS Qo? 19 Qd2 Kh6 20 Regt Rd8 21 QaI! Whites planning o play BAAS in onder to swap off the bishop on 15 ‘but he dest want to play 21 BIL as Blak be he ropiy 21. Nh, 21.847 22 BP Qo5 23 Nest ‘Amistake which lets Black back into the game, Whit ehoué have ‘tinted with 23 Bhs 123.-Bro6 24 dze6 Qrel! 25 Bhi Ques 26 Bad? Ned ‘The Black potion has improved dramatiall oer the lat few ‘moves, White now sets «tap whi I fal stright nto, e ahould be ‘Pointed aut that fom »pratel pint of view {was el ike to ase {this stage Thad aout a minute aginee an hou or ten moves) 27 Rg? Diagram 13) 21..Nafe? ‘After 2, -Bae8 28 ae3 Nob Black i fine, Now he gets killed onthe ark uae 28 Reg Neg? 29 Qua Nes? ‘This goes down but 2.QF 30 BreS with 4 coming didnot inspire 0 Qeb! Qa6 21 Bhs RET 32 Qhe+ Nfs 89 Bxf8 Black resigns Black Exchanges in the Centre with 7...exd4 144 NFS 2.04 g6 8 Ned B74 04 d6 6 NIB 0-06 Be2 5 700 exdt iagram 1) ‘Tisine was novr very popular ai was thought to concede slight advantage fo White without eight Then a tha mid 190 the Rue ‘ian Grasastr Igor Gk introduced some new dens ad the ine ‘suddenly became fashionable for a while, White speared to have (ime to terme with all these new dons when there was uti othe tale. One of the lies that was thought abe meet promising for White ‘at sudenly rndored wally barmles (ee Gaze 1), There should stl be other ways or White to get an edge but Tex ie batt that ‘twas previously thought tobe,Staring Ot Te King's ian ONxad Ret 919 66 8..Ne6 i Gee move and tat considered in Game 11. The ent ie 10Kht Wiite maker a proplactic more with his kin. [NOTE: Prophylaxis is the term glven tote concep of preventing an ‘Opponents treat before Realy exit. 10 Bes? ia wellknown inaccuracy a 10d! llows Black to uel lac the game. The mainline sun 11 en Nn 12 Nad end 19 QK3 Neot if ftadi Need 18 Dedd dd 16 Beds QI 17 Quid Beb 18.65) Bl 10 nf Red 20 Rad Re 21 RATS and Black sould bell 10..Nbd7 11 Bas ‘Ate 11 Bt Black should anerice a pen with 1_.NBS 12 Bad Neb! (12... This in is atan recommended for White bythe ‘coeds bu very fw payers are iling to ak in prt, Black sould get got attacking chances onthe Kingsde 11.6 12 Bh Neb (Diagram 14) Now: 1) 18. Qaz? ses paw to 18_.Nvet. That ie one reason the bishop swasdrven back toh 2194? Nogt 14 Bg! Bag 15 2 Be (he bishop wae wos ‘tout beng et off by.) 16 Raet Qe? 1723 NAT! was the Ch. Searborwugh fre onthe ack ak tn that White's are all actively doployed Black sem tobe ding fie ‘Ater the further moves 18 QI2 Qu6 19.67 due 20.5 g5 21 Bed Nib the players chiskaned out end agreed x draw nthe woclea positon, 3) 19 Net Bob 14 NeB ie probably the criti tet of Blac’ teatny ‘The Clase wih 7 6: Atmabvesto eb Theoretical? ‘There are quite few new dens Aoting round here but L woul «allt very theorelal. was willing play iin the above game after eur on my cmp just an ar Tavera te fore in my ie Statistics ‘After 7 end White bn cored 68% rom around 1400 games. nthe Glen with 0. Net he sere the sume ml nthe ld ne with, ‘8.06 1 ha White has coed heavy 615 Mustrative Games are (etm acer pan Changi Od 04 14 NO 2 ot yo 3 Nos Bg 4 4 G6 6NIG 0.06 e205 700 oxds [bNxdd Ret 9 Neb 10 Hed Nhs (Diagram 18) ‘Tho only way to crete pay. Back ow has ideo 7. nd... gaz After 114 Black ust replies 1... Hos quite happy te inveet ewe tempi to provoke White into weakening expel neater 12 BES he bas the strong ep 12g The pla oat ater 13 Bega?! Negi 14 Ques he can tke ond while 14 Ne? oes to 14 Qh, ‘threatening mate and Ned, After 12 Bgd play oul sone Ta Nac Buf 14 Qt nc with an equal gare. nt Diora 16 ak ghee untae!Stang Ot The ing nan 1. Nt a ans yoy af Weta Blk takes on Tue was ate paler Wht caved plying sng 2 Ain ater th Bee To Need a To de Bal a BL Bade 18 ui Whit execs pe i vantage nd cch poston a ie odo 2 nace bee 13 Cunt ic mre ras avaredan Tas mbaiyhadspctng ‘Chapter Three Intl pene cows Bc fe aw Ae he isiqeciwentciceest The Classical with 7 0-0 Nc6: val ot Instn to 15.-QeT enrures tae Black dvs lee ape ‘BUA Nib 16 Ret c6 16 BZ QUT 17 Rod QP L863 White agin, ha sepsis pene oe The Main Line 9 Ne1 Bice wither mov bet hye co al nde eye nly ay tection ne tnt Of nk tenn @® Introduction Bact ingen 1) Taoeaetigeer ie i CP) ete sion sen ger mori nn BB Main Lines with 10 Nd3 Syorone ose net ma mana ssc eepmong mas sh on 1 White Blocks the Kingside with g2-g4 eaten 1S bees @ White Plays 10 Be3 Y ivonhey Gutman, own omnund 16 et Raed 7 GB 8 Yj ‘Beeb Ras 10 QDs Ga7 0 Rae! Rect 21 Rab ee 22 Rel Ng 23 (xe7 KET 24 Red Que? and Back sn wo Tht 1 Qh ke Qt TK Gb Draw aed Y 7 x Vs Thapar oni menor nf Claas Plsrercrenernennorn rete ir : Malou Ss They nay astern pts oe Y Esiasiniretsenmearnebariean arta G Y Jr xtobsbeone mpaan ewes antnowe h Davee oe seat et at Speeders netmanomy vibe ese Sar ieoo nepal Noeleye tea short imate we cap ope.‘Stating Oa Th gin Introduction 144 NIG 2. x63 NeB Be7 4 04465 Bed 0-0 ONT 0S 700 Neo Inthe previous chapter ws sa various seventh move alternatives fr Black Now wear svg nts the main ie, the Hear and ou of ‘he King’ nian By playing T-Nos Black leaves White itl chice but clothe centre He seven willing to have his Eng den to the infriretaquar in oder to achiev thincetral clacton ‘The eas Bask mune th cnt sone in that he warts stac onthe Kngsde and this snot paul with aid conte ‘The only serous lente & Bed, This would bo played more of Aen ift wasn forthe reply 8. Rt Thi lade to ompetal eal Ney ater 9.5 Nia 10 Na exe 1 Bud Net 12 Nact Red 1. Bg? ag and dl, vel gue nar 9 duc ae and ubsequent ‘achangy of queens. Hck cam slang Gshing in murky waters with Nea when sf 10 el trnsepaee dry to Came 8 .Ne7 Diagram 1) We have now reached the starting point fr the most heavily analyse ‘variation in the Kings dian The mate is spread ever two chap {ers Here we sal lock tthe old online with 9 Wel wht he feat chapter deal wit the important alternatives 9bé and 8 Na 9Ner Why does White retreat a well developed piece? Wel som that the centre has ben dly closet players wil have to oak for active pay onthe wings. White's pawns on dS and of ive ‘ime spece advantage on tho queensde ss lp that he ata ‘Tre lata eth 709: The Ma Line on that seo the Board Blac wil stack on the king, Hwee, ‘here at much chaos of an tach unt ne ne Soe epace o this ide ofthe toard. This will be achnved by moving his kip from ‘Sand edvancing the pawn, In nde to prseres hin contra stro tare White woul like moet £75 with B10 Therlre he has to ‘move hs hight from (5 He doce have to movedtat ence but fhe Aco prevent Bne’s mort civ move mith the Kings igh, [Nis That th thinking behind 9 Net (end 9 Nz) Thor laa iernative plan fr White. He an leave his night on al meet = ‘B wth Neb und subsequent Neb, Pr example, 9b4 Nh3 10 Hei fS 11 Nef lathe ma line othe Bayonet tack, 9Net or 9 Nd2? ‘So ones White has dociod to move his knight, the next question is where? Wol that aa matter af tate Aor @Nel Whit fan flows Up with NaS wich will mae tony or him tongiiee cto ow rer, once oc he been paged it ent eay toad an lfonve role forthe knight on 3 soit ually retreats fo 2 tobe inthe defence ‘this king: Om other ocasons White lanves the knight one) and tree to fore though oe with the help of Be, Nz envinges a more aggressive oe for tho knight. Once White ‘ae played this knight wil ove ito of afer which wil be per fecty placed to tak prt inthe demolition f Bck’sqocenide The gh 19 a4 asl? ‘his isanattmpt to punish White for his move onder. By blcking ‘he queenside with .a7a6 and.-b7-08 Black makes wry dificlt for White oachove his mot dangerous queenside advance cle. Nas 6 ‘The consistent follow-up. There is no point paying 7-5 if Black sat allows White to play etc afterwards ioe White must playb244 at some point but there i achoa of thought hid bleves that White should fire shore up his ings defences ‘with 15 Bot ho 16ND Nw 17S and only then play bt Asal Black wil ai for 94 Abaxb4 16 NBS ‘The immediato 16 Nsbé i lo posible wich an unclear position after‘Sang Ou Te King's en 16..NIG 17 Noo Nic 18 ae8 Qo, 16..N0617 Bett! ‘The plan of taking on bt with the bishop looks to optimistic. twas il pablo play 17 Nab, mectng Pg wi 18 Bhd Black hou probably play one sold mov, 17.Bu, before embarking on ‘is kingnd atte Tiagd 18 Bebe ‘Because the knighton BS no longer protec east id fom e) Black was able to pay .g-e4 without further preamble. Aer 18 fag Niet lacs central pawns ae potetialy deadly 1..gS 193 Bek (Diagram 15) lagen 16 ‘The bishop was torn lay down it fon If Black delays thon ‘White will einfre he fences with Rel and BO. There eno rasan tordalay! 20 gxh3 QaT 21 Qe ‘The only variation that Black neade to caeulateblore sacifcing ‘21 Kea? Ngo 22 th Na¢ 23 Rp] Nec 24 fro (and White gts lows evay. He didnt need to look at anything else bonaus White ca play Ke2 then Black wll pickup the crcial pawn on B 21..Quh3 22 Ba Ng6 23 Qu? Qh6! 24 Qh Nhe 25 Not Ie White can play jut one more mov, 26 Ne, then he can bot off the tiace time for anther aneice o beep up the momenta. 25..Neett Por thwe of ou thincan come ‘26 Net Diagram 16) 26 ee (5 i complatelyhopelos fr White ‘The Clas 70.0 Ne Te Man ie 9 et 26.8060 ‘Black had anchor fascinating posit: 26ND! 27 Buf Qxh1+ ‘28 Kab NOD 29 Ref gata 90 Rf Cece is noting beta, eg 30 Bes ‘Read? 0, Rand 31 Bad Reot 32 Raft andthe rok ad fie pawne should bent the three minor peeee This looks mare convining aan ‘Black's hole i the gene 27 fed 28 Bafa Naft+ 29 Raf9 Quh+ 30 Kad Raf 31 Kt! ‘Not falling for 31 Nee Head! 32 Rent REL mats, 31st Black needed one cael defensive move to keep the advantage. After {1..BE 92 NreT Reb ii ipercant that the dpa i delended 432 NeeT! RP 33 Bol?! BOG! 34 NDS Be7 35 Rad Read 26 Nua ROD {37 Ned BS 58 HOA hs 39 Neel RAG 40 a bxab 41 Baas REV? BcT eT 43 Nes Red 44 Nigz Ra2 45 Ral 46 NEL hd 47 Nxhd Buh 48 Bxdo Rel 406 xed 60 c7 Res 61 BreG KE 62 Nad Bug’ Draw agreed ane 14 NE 2 ND g6 3 Bg? 4 NoS 0.06 o4 406 Be2 05 10.0NOO 45 NeT 0 Nel NAT 10 Be (511191412 BD gb 19 Rel RED In practice the most ommon reply to 18 Rel i 18..NgS but then Ko ‘al pawn snerifice 1 cI? Nuc (45 wore) 18 B4 NAb leave Blac onthe defensive. 13.RI is creainy mor fun to play The ba scien io play RN andes and if White also taste new ‘sseery defenaive precaution then Black plays -QhS and mates his. 14Nd3 Rh Diagram 17) -Blore we ase White geting erused a few tines I sal just outline his min dafonsiv tratogiee 1) White can play Kh in oder to moot..Qh5 with Bel. Black would ‘then lve to land «nigh on 8 but more flea he ends up playing for a 2) White cen play Bet and NAS. tate can meet Qh with h2- ‘ns, Assuming thas Whit reves in ume (he snot going to pet ‘blown avay by e saris on) then Black should switch strtegice sind play »-RgO (without Qh), AT BS and - gg. This, or exam. lo the way the no nonsense Ammerisan Grendmaster Yormolinahy playa with White (15 el, 3) White can play 2. In practice thle ands to cc out of espera to when i aleondy too int, bat if White played ion move 1 for exampl it would be quit ceptable. [Now my conscience laa (Ive tld White how to defen) we can ro tum tothe main theme ofthe day which is checknating White in ‘buble gic time,‘Sung Os The King's nan lara 8 ack ptosis nay trough 18 bsQes 16687 1GKhI was necessary, 16..9h8 17 nS NacSt ‘The proc 17_.NfG lao des the trick. White can stp the devas 18 BxcS Buh! 19 NO Bag?! (Diagram 18) 20 Ngd QhI+ 21 KEE (Qo4+ 22 gt Rhs White resigne ‘White ould havo played ona tle wth 23 Qe (only mov a ap eb ater 38h Bak wl son be mining on aera 14ND 2 NIB ge 3 o4 BYT 4 Ned 0. 5 04 d6 6 Bed 68 70.0 New {B5 NeT 9 Net NG? 10 Bek (5112412 Bigs 19 Ret RE! 14 Rho 15 5 (Diagram 19) 16.06 ‘Tis hasbeen payod on several ocsions o prevent NOS bt don't eee the nod frit For example, afer 1. Qo8! 16 Nb Qh Whites nly move o stop mateo 17 ha (17 h3 Bhs) but Black sil ote m ‘ery stag stack with 17g flowed by hes3, Who cree ‘bout the queen! Insiaed of 16 NbS White cn play 16 Kh nd now Black sould play TELM! and aller 17 Nb (17 Ned is Betton) 17.-Qhs 18 Bgl Dia ram 19) Exercise 8: White threats Nac? and appears to ave topped all the threats on the kingide with is last rove 18 Bg. What should Black play? Very fel, bt thie contain a ey idea this sort of avtack: Ata hint take note tthe tha gave to Blacks 16th move. ‘The Cina wih 764 He: Then Line Met re Nae "The dea of hi move eto kop the knight on 4 ed down a iit moves Whit etn exchangecad® and thn play NS 16..Qe8 17 Kht Kasi 16 erd6 exd6 19 ReT b§ 20 Nba NOG 21 a4 (Qs 22 Bgt Diagram 20) 22.-NPedb! 28 Raed Wiite removes the bishop as after 23x46 NI! 245 NgSt 25 Ka2t ‘would have series elf on 3. Of eure hi ithe ame tricks stove ina slightly diferent guise 123.Rro8 24 exd5 NIG 26 hi 4 26 Kh o8 27 Ne signe Black's next move i. Nag, Whit sould have played the prophylac tie gl at come pin (nove 1, fr example. NA White re Summary 1) This chapor is vary oavily theoreti bt there are general rales and strategies to help you through tho maze 2) The line with 10 Na3 are not son quit sen a0 Uy used tobe tnd a lot of players have forgotten the theory. I muapat White would Score rather wel fhe tid thie Hine early 5) The ines where Whio blacks the Kingalde with gg can be fru trating for Black but fhe pationt.and bul up his peition thon, Soumething usualy tron up, A sacrifice on go a invasion down the Ile are the ideal scenic. 4 Tho ins with 10 Ba8 ae ten quite tring. yo jut want “improve your tactieal sil, thon you eould do at worse than i iersing Journ these Varatons Te plan wth RIG can bo Highly rewarding. have to ndmit thatthe coverage above has Boon sigh bined in Blac’ favour but ine tuly dangerous eyetam.‘Tha Cra! wh 709 NE: Atamabra 8 et ‘The Bayonet 9 b4: Alternatives to 10 Ret 14 NMG 2.04 g63 Nos Bg7 404 46 Ne7 9 bt Nho Dingram 1) NB 00 6 Bet 05700 Not Chapter Four The Classical with 7 0-0 Ne! Alternatives to 9 Ne1 @ The Bayonet 9 bé: Alternatives to 10 Re1 @® The Bayonet 9 b4: The Main Line 10 Re1 ® White Plays 9 Nd2 ‘he Hage ack ont setian In this section we shal eal wih White's 10th ave a First, thouph shouldbe peated ot tht lack has another poss Dlty on is th move, namely 8.6, Tho oa behind thins expt ‘the fac that White aut play 10a because of the pn 9 the lm A ‘apical continuation is 1 Bad exit 11 Bebt NAT Co stp of) 1D at he 13 ab 14 BaS with an edge for White 1048 Je the ald main nw f the Bayonet Ata Whit rovents 106 isthe main alternative. Whit ot on wth hin quenaie play sand wil take the knight when it gets tof. Thin i sen in Game 21‘Sting Out Theis nan Theoretical? ‘Tho theory snot so now bu isl exits A unprepard Black player wil ben tobe aguinst bth 10 g and 10. Statistics. ‘Things area bit cloner thas in the 10 Ret in elow. Whit corn {5% with 10 gad 51% with L0H, neach cae fom around 300 ano 20 Van Way mt Fetooy ‘pean ean Chapsi Sar 1099 14 NFS of gO 8 Ne3 BT 4 e4 d6 6 NS 0.06 Bed 05 100 Nets AASNe7 9 ba Nh 10 g3 0 Iisa ideal word Black would like to pay N76 before 1. to brevnt the white knight sri nto Phe problem is that a 401-46 11 N2! White threstaningt take on WS end Black has to tetrat his night belore he camp his pa, 11NgS N12 Wiite neds to support his pawn one. 124 ‘Tiss the direct approach. Altrnatives include 12.8 and th im eit 12.86 1 outa mprove his king position. Van Wety ithe lending expert this line ad in hs moe recent games he expe ‘munted with 13 BS. The dea eo proven Sick fem plying.c 7 Tot ater 13S 14 hug Ht 18 Nob Bao 16 dx Qe8 17 NAD (th ‘wis Whit oes the pee one fer nating) 17 Q3e8 18 Niet (Goat Black ha sume dangerous treat on the ing. IW playe 19 Naat Black a at least porpetal Van Wel’ ea wasto play 19 RE to prevent thin In his font game against Golaber be was ‘Successful bu inthe cecond, aginst Dagracwe Black saciced a pee ‘vith 19. Net and won wine game. Van Wely promptly gave up 10 ‘valine he bas wen playing since he ws in short trousers, 12.66! (Diagram 2) ‘Thine desirable move a afer the sequence Not ..Bue,dte6 ‘White can no langs play M5 Qa Aernatively: 1) 14 be 15 Qd8 Nes chneataning.. Nad) 16Nob Bue 17d (e818 ls Goa Whit dwar awe much compensation forthe ‘own a wth he position bloke his ishope ae iefletve. Iw ‘The Cla wth 764 Nt: Atamatives 9 He ra pawn inthe back £2) 14. is very aggresive and probably best met by 14 -b6 a8 0915 ‘Net Bre £6 dao Back can pay 16.45 Inston, 16 Bo! leads to very compler exe rey ‘When Black fos ei ready fr Ne6 he plays this mor; otherwise he ns epson improving his potion, 5 NeG Bro6 16 dxe6 Qe8 17 Ra1 Ras Exercise &: Why did't Black play 17..Qxe6 38 NASH Diagram 3) ‘ot normally White gets more irc play than he dace here 18..exd6 19 exdé gs is very hard to belo that White has enough or the pees Van ‘ely es assesed this potion as uncle bt he did’ repeat ‘Sulla the game shows, ta at easy fr Black to make progres ‘20 Bd2 Rey 21 44 hb 28 ha Ne 28 Radcl Qb8 24 Bel hut 28 ‘beg Ne8 28 ad Bf 27 a8 Bde 28 Qud NfB 29 Rad Kg? 30 BC2 ‘HDB S1 Rac) Be7 32 Re7 Rhe 35 Qui Qh8 54 Rhi Neg? 39 fred {3+ 86 Buf Nise 87 Kel Rah? ‘Black go fad up with ll he quit should have contented himeaf wit perpetual check: 37. Ne2¥! 38 gl (8 Bue2Mahis)88..NU 39 Kt Ned, 438 Brhl Qh3 39 Qdl RAS 40 Rre7+ Ke641 BP Qh 42 KAD ResStang Out The Kn dan 49 RT Qh34 44 Kgl Red 45 Raft gx 46 Bez Wiite has doscve advantage although tho game was eventually raw omemove 87 Draw agreed att rym ape orton tt coe Tanto xeag6 9 Ned gh 4 dGEND OOOH ob TOON as Korobe Ns toch Ne Sun othe mai ine 10. and 10S ae rm inet Batt ext 2 Ret econ bas Whit vn wp strong his at be hal pa Madea Blas shop. Ne hopes one ly br sre ome SIRS pees goa neve Bm son isda ne tril lb ein tou the onan [Lika aks mgerhans pew on Oceana ‘Wate set ah shen aoc both 1 0 wd 12a Bc ea stato then payer nner tone Simcoe nase osweammon is 12.6 lowed by 6 an. Nba tiie Uisinen cng Was spe on tbe suena, Te serenade ava emmdit Tea ae hat ceo Pert an that Cary Kapur ae Beads ‘mre si sin 19 08 Ticnd 14ND Wie iowiling ov w ipa on inorder gt rk tt heat 14g 15 Rev and 16 QE Techs eanaln beet y 36s) hina lp. 16.1 (Dingram 6 17 Bal Bab 18 Rab Tinbes toe apd ouplot ines ut nol pre 8 Todas 104 Quad 20 Quas Read 2 Rabe RS 22 Bett 7 Neg Nach ae el Wh wl oe ips pa eStcea st iio y 24 Ba Rac 25 Bb, Pras Bik Sul htc ped ate otha au Dade 2 Redd Slick ow tenant chee rately won gue by the me fone Agee. White cols fave pape 24 Bhs prevent AE AEB wuld hse ely improved pontine ah MS The ls wih 769 Nt: Attest Hat nd K.8.Kamsky decides to llw the knight into o6 and instead ios his hopes on brening up the black pa strate With best lay the postion may be «daw bute very unpensant to defend, n lorem s Trew rg en wove Disgran “ating cone te dase ‘24 bd pub 25 2 Ng6 26 Kha Rt 27 BO Neb 28 Kehd he 29 Bh Kg? $0 Radi aad 91 £9 Ngde 92 Ket KO 89 Roi hse! ‘Suddenly tho whito king finds iaelf ina mating mst. 14 KxhS Ra! (Diagram 5) 35 Kes fa Rsb2 Rha 36 Ke Rh mate MB 36 8 Rho Whit stopped the mate buat tho cat of is bishop. 37 Rh1 RAxhs 38 Reh2 Raha 49 gut Rea’ 40 Kh Notte 41 Kh ob 42 Rb7 Kaa 43 Raf? Ke3 White resigns The Bayonet 9 b4: The Main Line 10 Ret 14 NO 2 of 63 Nes Bg? 404 46 5 NEG 0-06 Bod 0570.0 NeGS 45 NeT 9 ba Nh 10 Ret Diagram 6) What is the point of 10 Ret? Th smn en bhi 10 Ret tome 0. with 17 BD. The tio on very wal pend eel tt ms oo tad ‘pte ene appearance Highton seus poy placed. There is nothing for it to attack ané oe mein Te took quit while and oe an awful oto points, before Black layers appreciatd all thi Meanwhile, everyone was playing 9b ‘Tyo cld mainlines, Net and 9NA2, ust disappeared. The rela‘Stig Out The Kings nan ‘went overwhelmingly in White's favour. However, the tide inlly ap ‘oars tobe turning The main problem er Black was nt te strength {TIO Rel, but the fact that he was playing too ambitious. The King’ Indian attracts players who are looking for a sharp struggle, Instead of trying to prove equality they were trying to destroy the Bayonet Attack Thay didn realise cht ths bast way to detoy the Bayonet Attack into prove equality! Onc ogulity Ras boon extab- led, white player are bound a tura thei attention elarwhere ‘Thishhas boon happening over the lat your o 0 and we are begin ring ose abit lee of the Bayonet Altack anda bit more of ether ‘areton in the King’s Indian, 1008 ‘There is no nocd for Black to commit himself to ..NF (although tis is examined in Game 22) Instod, he looks at the move NR in he tine way he would lok at -NeBlor NA? asa means of earing ‘the way for Bloe’s traditional King’s Indian advance 17-4 UNE ‘Ties the vite! tact andthe move tha originally at many Black players lf playing 10.1. Asin the line with 10g the knight ie heading fore 11,.Nf Diageam 7) White was treating 12 BubS co the Knight had to move, 11..NH4 ‘aa also ben played buts lnns oiable than the text (12 Bit eat 13 Rel appear favour White) Prom 5 the knight exerts mor it ‘Avence onthe centre Now White has two ways to defend his conte In Games 23'and 24 me coe 12 Bf while Game 25 deals with 121. Theoretical? Extremely The lasic wth 7 BONE: Ataratvs to Net Statistics Grim reading or Blac. Whis I coed 629% in jut ove 900 games ‘with 10 Rel. Not so many games but remember this aration erly ‘Started afow yours ago. Black dace eit better when he plays with TO. and 11.-NO bat White til rere «healthy 8% Mlustrative Games ‘Gane? Dba m Seino Rassan mpersp Esa 20 1.44 NPO 2 04 g6 3 Ned Bg? 404 d66NG 00 6 Bed ob T00Neos 43 NoT 8 ba Nhs 10 Ret NCC 11 BA asl? 12 bead Read 10 a4 c3 18.5 canbe played at once as 14 Bf4 cxf 18 #5 de 16 Nac i ot ‘good now becuse af the rply16..QU6!, White ually moses 38.15 with 14 Nia and soveralgemos have conned 14. eed 16 Nazed NIb 16 Nb! with advantage to White 4NDS Rat 15 Rad NRG ‘Arther and roteat, Black wants to play (7-15 but cent because of the usual 18 Bift ex 17 6, An alternative stratgy if le) 15. HO Slowed by 45 and only then £7 but numerous gues hove shown this also insulin fr equality, 16 ¢3 Kh 17 Naat Nes White's lst two moves have bon designed to prevent 1,4. V7.8? 18 ex Naf 19 Nef Bef 20 pt and Whe winan poe 18 Nt Nhf& 19 Bb? Na7 20 Qa1 (Diagram 6) ‘White is preparing to play 2-4 His psoas hve mere sepe aot rns sono fr him open the polo,‘Stang Ou Te Kingdon 0.801 ‘Black should have stayed passive with 20..NM6 2164 (8 Ie wot be ‘much fa bt at nao he mot get blown away inte centre Lex ext 2244) Now there i nothing Bick can doto prevent che sacrifle ond ‘22. Ne7 28 Nad! xd 24 feb ROG 25 Bet White wants to play 6 o he must first move his bishop. 25,.Ng6 26 66 NO 27 Nhd! Ne7 28 BMS Nox?! Resarning the material is hopes Because Whites able to take he ‘shop on g7 and each Black i a donlypin onthe ong Sagoo. 29 cxd5 Qud5 30 Bg? Qe4 31 Naf Buo6 32 Neg? Kxg? (Diagram 9) 39 a8! Ra6 34 Rat Q4335 ROA Bas 36 Ngee KIT 37 BORSA s8Qestt 8 Qh! was a quicker and more elegant way to win The pint is tt er 38. Qxbt White doesn't recapture but Micks in 30 Bua 58. @d2 is ols imponable an acount of 99 Qah7 mato 6. e639 Qh5+ Ke7 40 Qzes+ Qa6 41 Rye RAPT 42 RefT+ Ref £45. Qa5 Qd7 44 Qeb7 Black resigns ‘cone 23 [TBaoulam Dogreve ‘sarod yd 0 14 NO 2 et g6 3 Ned Bg? 4 ct d66 NUS 0-0 6 Bed ob 70.0 Neb AG No7 9 ba Nb 0 Rolf 11 NgB NGI 12 BSS White defend his contre with pees and envisages that his bishop ox ‘will booome active when the ong diagonal opens. He can also de fend is contre with «pawn move. 121816 the subject of Game 25. 12,66 Diagram 10) Te Cal wih 700 Net: Atamatvest9 et ‘The tension inthe conte i increasd, Paying ale gains space for Back oa the queens 1308. ‘White is waiting for Black wars time on .7-46 before creyng out ‘is Ne6 plan The sbarper 15 eS ithe subject of the ext pune 18.cxd5 14 exd8 M6 15 Ne6 Bue6 16 de fred 17 Need Need 18 Brot dS 10 Bal ‘This why White played 1988 19,dx04 20 Qed8 Rfd 21 Bxe7 Re8 22 BoS Rro6 23 Raed (Dingeara 1) AL int glance his endgame may look slighty better for White be- use Black has a cntrl pawn eteicting the sctiity ef his bishop. Tnpratce though he has had very ll dficuly oh roks re ae- tive and his king can come qucly tothe centre. 22.6 24 b6 Re8 25 Bed BIG 26 Ral Rd6 27 RDI Ret 28 g4 hb 29 Kgl KFT 30 Ka Res 81 Rad RPS 83 Kg2 Rob 333 Rod 24 Rens 36 Be? Reb? 37 Hab? Rad Draw agreed 114 NW 8 od g6 8 Ned Bg? 4 04 db 6 NTBO-0 G Bat 05 7 0.0 NeG# £85 Ne7 9b4 Nhs 10 Ret 5 11 NeS NOW! 12 BP 06 13 Bed ‘This ivan attempt tole Black nto playing 14 alter which White vou calmly retire home wth 4 Be. Moe move ff ees ll the Dreoure cif the contro 20 Whit is qita happy to spend two move to [chive this. Black sbeld now goin for dhe exchanging Sequence tat ‘wehave already seni the previous game 18..ex45 14 exdB h6 15 NeG Buo6 16 de fixed 17 Need Ned 18 Bro db (Diagram 12)‘Sang Ou Th igs nian 19 Ber 19 Be duet 20 Qud8 Rid 21 Bo lands tothe same ending ns be. fore the oly flere that the white pawn ison bt instesd of 19.6 Black must wap Whit fram playing Bs. White has two active bishops, a afer king and paseed pawn on 6, ‘tic though tikely to di, may serouly annoy Black nthe prose Gar In Black's favour i ie trong centre aed the fact that bey tDemerge pwn ahead. He uct trad very enrfilly, though, nit trill any tohave tate acedent ac White's oka and bishops Fils preseare onthe centre 20 Qgt ea! Block wll now make his precencoflton the dark squares, Back front trou lat suffering before ho foun this rove. 121 Rad Qe? 22 Bb3 RE Diagram 19) “Anexcllent move mhich defends tho pawn on 45, proparesto double ‘aka on tele and ete commaicatons between the queen and the pawn on 6. What more could you ak? Practice has shown that ‘White can ony hope for equality in this postion, 23 Ra? Qed Black shou avoid 23.Red 24 Ret but tho new FIDE World po, 18 you ld Ruslan Ponomariov, hn played 23. Ra 124 Qa1 Rab 25 bS Qe8 26 Bad Bud 27 Rd QoS ‘Black cas play 27. Que because of 28 Rae, NOTE: nhs tne Black should aways make sue, before capturing feb, that White doesnt have such atacte. (Dshe a Shoe pean Tee anpstin, Len 201 TNE NIG 2 ct g6 § Nod Bg? 4 4 d6 6 di 0.0 6 Bet ob 70-0NC6S G5 NoT 9 bt NBG 10 Rel 11NgS NOG 12 fb In the previous gues White defended his entre with 12 BN but hi {matay ld to destruction This time White profore to defo his ‘entre more solly with 12.NNG” Diagram 1) ‘Thins the vry Inert ul. Back only went back to 1 last move be ‘use White was theeatning to play Buh, Now that eis 9p anger foal Black cheeky tur 9h. Bea “White decides ht Nf is a threat and provent it He ha alo ret eb and 18 Kh but withowt success, However, this ine sil nit ‘Tha Clase wh 708 Ne:Ataatvs 9 et ntuney an I woul expect Whiston ome ehting hack with 12.88 ‘Black wants force Ne6 and tio ie much stronger than 13-6 a8 ‘he aquare is vacated for the ki MM NeG Bxe6 15 dno C4 ‘This keps the contre closod and seriously reduces the Urea rom the white bishops 16 g4 Ng? 17 Qhs? ‘Atr this move ther is no hope fr White es when aback ight iene tw pan te wh tone ke ad played Pct ‘Mike pet ee smpennion rin poe et ge {Hence hoki 9 Bbc a8 Gat Nae 3 ado ‘Now Whedon een ett oper 22 Qe Qrde Diagram 028s Ras 2 ct ‘Nae2+ 26 Qxe2 Rxed! White resigns nessae as White gives up the ghast a 27 BasS+ ia met by 27. Qo fl Wit tia mot by 27. Qe fllowed by ys 9 Nd2 1aanWacgs ened igi ectdeoND Oo eDeneETHONeED 5 Ne7 9 Na? (Diagram 16) eee {a tk ne mi 180 his nd on the mat op irra nh Gal Rng dN te rn op avons deere ig oe aia ane orig allen ut Tt Sea nas te SST ancy apo eo "‘Satng Ou Te King's ncn What is the idea of 9 Nd2 Wo have already talked about this move inthe introduction to the provnus chapter Haeally, White taking propa ction ‘ouinot Blac’s stack He wll nw be ble ta defend is centre if eels by plying £20, while the krighton dca ok forward to Paying an uaporeant olen the quoensde nach, Once White a bayed eth knight wl be abl to ocupy the fine equo on ct Black's strategy? Toft after 9 NA2 very fon Ble layre are winging nolo hiner ace: aia: Ney exapl, nek st ets on with ‘beset minding en mach ue Whe ator the ues see Eigucker than son the Kings, Th pit that hs rie ‘hcendls much greater. whisking aod worth sflering 8 Airman ths Naz ne, Bick Sdes tev neled noch {tac hcarcany end upwth ha ures tattertefore is {jen tec hes eves pot neo the satng ck ae Ce 29 Si lack isnt ging to chalngs White ow race he must ako Sut arto tose doe tho mite tac. The most eal way o ‘revert White rom plying ct or Back to pla hime. Howe Ree aera Wiiehas aw targets on he ques and yy Inet nvr esbleto deveop he ntti The main ne ee SSrane 10! (10 dae bac 1b ameter ani 10-88 Tite be tts bs 10 NAO 14 Bet with wn ge lr Wie ‘lc hes ansther wy teow Wht awa on the utes, seas! ‘he pint is tat afer White plays a he tl inp potion to ay Wivtncace the pinon hea Trlr he neds note ‘The late wih 7 Net: Atanas tO Het ‘move (usually Rb) in order tobe able to play 2-4, Playing .87-8, threfore, caves Blacks tempo. 100s Nar ‘Black rtreats ha knight in oder to play £15, and chooses the d7- sauare (au oppored ioe) in order to hold up ofc a long as pose ‘Black hasan intersting elterativ in 10..Ba7onsdered in Game 229, Thi slows White down even more onthe qusenside sa 11 Rb ean be mot by Ta 11 RDI 5 12 ba KS A somi-wsting move that he displaced ll other moves. How did ‘lack ariv at such a daciion? Well, tho two most obvious move 12st and 12--N bith have thle drawbacks Back doce want to ‘move his knight rom d jst yt as itis olding up of and 12.14 ‘lows White a pay 13 By4. Therefore, bya proces of elimination Black arrives at 12-8. Ofcouro this sna usta waiting move [Black now has the g-square avaiable for manoeuvres auch as-Ng8- {and the king anor nthe corner, eepecaiy fe 06 played. se ‘An important alternative is 13 Qc2 which has osurod in iterally ‘undre f games, Pay usualy continues 13.N 14 3 wxbt 15, txbd when Black hes we sratopes He can cider start his kingaide Stael by 15.140 15.45, or be can increato the central tonsion with 1.6, The lator isa spcaity ofthe Ruslan grandmaster Dale tov and he has scored well wth 18.4 Diagram 17) ‘Black declares his hand. He is going to pawn storm onthe Kings. ‘This most complex postion ithe abjet of Game 28. ‘Theoretical? Massively 0 Tm afi State ‘With 9942 White hasan overall acre of 8% in over 2800 genes, ‘When Black allows White afro bandon the queens with 9. No ‘ord Nd White sore 609: Not too bad for Black considering thee ‘theoretical repstaton, and in fst he sites wore wth the sold ‘eh just 37% Ta the mal line wich 9. a8 White cores SO. ustrative Games ao 26 (Cota m Stk ‘Exape Carpet, Sat Viet 200 14 NI 2 04 63 Neb Bg7 4 ef 460 NTO 6 Bed ob 700 NOSE‘Sang Ou The Kir’ an ” 5 No7 9 Na2 NAT 9.NoS is an altornative but it often jst tranapores when Blick se ara the knight 6 lobes White can alo play 11 ne ‘Now 11.£4 would crtinly bo met by 12. 12h (4 13Net gh 1404 [Astrong cas can alo be made for 14 Bas. 14..Ng6 15 Bad RET 16 U5 Neb?! 17 a5 BB 16 Nas 19 86 (Dis. sram'8) 18..Ba7 20 bxc7 Qxet 21 a6 bxad 22 66 BB 23 Nabe Re? 26 NA ‘hb 25 NET 26 ho Beliavekys ast four moves really rubbed the alt in Blac’s wounds Tsou of going forthe kllon the quecnaid he adopts the sume de fensive aetap we saw in Chapter with tho difrene that inetond ot White ast having nena onthe queenside Black hat ready been wipod out in that part of tho board The game conlude 26..Nh6 27 Rb1 Qds 28 Bb4 NOG 29 RbS a 30 BaaS Qe8 31 7 (Qgé 82 nbs ga 33 gd begs 94 Read Ba7 35 o8C Bucd 96 acs i 97 Nh NEV 88 Bot Neb 89 Bxd Qo 40 BalB Neh 1 grb Gund a2 Bg Keg 43 T+ Kb ROD pef2+ 48 Kafe Qh 6 Kg? Black resigns cane? (Benet m Gaagher maa 185 144 NO 204 gOS NCS Hg? ed 06 BNI 006 Bet 05 70.0 NeOE ‘Thain wah B0 Ne: Atratvs to9 et (45 Net 9 Na2 ast 1043 B47 11 ba White takes «timeout vo prevent..a544. The pot i that after 11 bt ad 124 exb8 15 Naha be the whi attack i going tobe von slower than itis efor plying 42.3, Rb and then 3-54, aie? "Thor aro a number of alernatives euch a 11..NeS, preparing £7 15 and 11. but tho txts very Intreoting 12 Rb ‘The avis move, preparing b2-b4, bt it may be better to play 12 ‘Bua Theory thn considers the best move tobe he parades! 12.05. The loge being fir: playing.c 7-26 and thon 6-5 i that in this position the bishop is accuall better of on el where i doee't Impede White's pay on the b fle 12.Qb8 ‘Blacks lays fr fom typical forthe Kings Indian, He wants to ‘moot baby playing 67.05 afer sme suitable exchanges) when be till haveas many good aqures fr his pioos onthe Queenie ‘Wiite The immediate 12-67 alo lea to iaterestng play 18 bt exdS ‘The move order is important as. on 15x White has the option of capturing with the tok, 14 cxd5 Re8 15 Bb? axbé 16 axbé bs! Diagram 19) vipa ‘Thin an intresting don. White overprotecte of, thereby making ny exchange serie dtinalt to eary out and plans f fallow up Writh Qe, tying Black to the defence af the b-pawn, 17..Qb6 18 Nba? But this dubious, The knight head for a, not particulary good‘Sung Ot The ng an ‘saunas Blak ha so wall defended. Bete was 18 Qe2 Bh6 18 NINSS 20 g3 Rab 21 Rat 5 witha very double-edged rame 14.619 Nas Re? 20 Bed ‘Wie admits the fale of his opening strategy. He plans to defend sight with Q43 ut Black now has strong exchange sacrifice, 20,.Rgel 21 Bed Need 22 Be} Ret 22 Ba NOG 24 Ba2 Bad? 26 (ua 0426 Bez Nexa (Diagram 20) ‘ih wo strong pawns fo the exchange the black postion is ater. {27 Rb Be6 28 Ret Rect+ 29 Qeel eB 30 fae3 NE 31 Rb2 ore as Black was threatening both 31.Nue2+ and 31..Dxb9 31-Ned’ 32 BA ‘White could have re ob thew pawn with 32 KE but hen Su Neg 88 Rago Nae ives Back nea tack 132, Nzed 33 hl Qa4 34 NDS? Qoo 38 NaB Nxfl 96 No Ned 37 Inngd Qhoe 28 hgh Neze 29 Reed Quet 40 Nad Qot 41 QUE Bet 42 RhE Qaa White resigns ‘nw ‘Choe Kap 1 a4NOG2 o4 g6 3 Nea Bgl 4 4 d6 6 BoB 0-0 6NB 06 7 0.0 Neo 6 45 No? 9 Not nb 10 Rb1 Na 11 a3 12 D4 Kh8 13 £5414 NbSTT ‘This rather feeble way of preparing ec a he knight wl be psivaly placed once cb has been achieved Remember this kright ‘ras supposed to gow the aggresive ctagunre, Lats tae lok ome of he akeraatves. 1) Inthe ata 19673 and early 1800 there were quit few games {hat went 14 canbe 16 ax dae bcd Nee 17 Ne. The open lines onthe queen pave Whit good compensation fo the pan, Black then made the important dsovery that he shoud refrain fom the exhange on bt. For example, far 14 duc 15 be Nac Black ‘an moc 16 Net with 16.84 whom in aot eay for White to generate threats 2) 1 Nati erude way to suport. and Dr- Nunn believes hat ‘his deconralising move iba met by 14 exb4 1S anbt 3) 14 Qe le popare he advance t-by making the pawn sae foe todangerous to ansep Blick can ty and holdup with 14.06 bath can lao got on with is ingeide attack og. 166515 xb 1Gaxht NI 17 Net ho with a deuleedged game. 14.gxb¢ 15 asbé 6 16 Baz? ‘ite opt forthe esurely plan of invading down the fle isto ‘low. Kesparay believes the ony chance eto Black up with 1886 16..Ng6 17 Ral Raat 18 Qual NIG 19 Qx7 [Now if oo ate to lack the Kings a after 19 feg3 20 ug NES ‘hela wh 7 00M: Aberaves oat 21 ga Nef! 22 gfe ext Blac has «crushing tack 1944 Diagram 21) 20 fag Naga 203 ‘White could have red 21 Bug Brg though after 22 Q2b7 Nh Blac attack doce avoring ta Kaspast. ‘2..NAG 22 Bet RgB 23 N42 BE! (Clearing the ple nd preparing to lay ..Bht. Once de squared bishops re exchanged i wil be easy fr Black on the kingie ‘24 KI Bh4 25 NP Brel 26 Neel ‘After 26 Reel Nb 27 Rg Nf 28 Bf Qh the gene wil leo be de ‘ed by Black seeing bie bishop om 26..Nh4 27 RO QgS 28 NEG NefS 29 BB Bx? (Diagram 22) White resigns ‘A poaible ih in 30 Qu? gd 91 Raga Qhtt 2 Kel Qe 88 ‘Rha Rrg2+ 4 Bg? Qn? 35 Kan 1296 edt Neb and wine Summary 1) This chapter contane the two variations cat have dominated King’s Indian theory over the last decade or 0. 4) In tho 10 Ret line of tse Bayonet Attack, Black should not consider 9..NBS asthe it sep om aouraey tf, but asa means of prepa ing £71 Tei oil bottr to play 9-NME than 9-NoBor SN a ‘White is encourage to waste a tempo with 10 Ral oro weaker his ingeide with 10 3 5) Bick should not be overambitious. Equality ea god rut, 4) Aguingt 9 Na2 Blak should reply 9.5 This lows down White’ eons play and doce’ alinguuh any of Blak stacking HessChapter Five The Samisch Variation @ Black Sacrifices a Pawn with 6...c5 @ The Panno: 6...Nc6 @% The Traditional 6...e5 {&_ White Plays 6 BgS (or 6 Nge2) Th Simic Viton 1 4 Nf 2.04563 Ne8 BgT 4 0486.8 Diagram 1) ik What do they have common? ‘Yeo, they areal pore mar World Champions and Yeu thy are song the grstost players over to hl fom the USSR (Ras) Pieter thy hrm common tht hey have aed he ire ns an beaded the ht Karo hinoy iment be eel the Sach, ta pay gel qu nba k rl lipped a lang wey behind the Cla the Kings hen popularity sabes In caren wing or sco ies Sg Wid tne Bancheto vacation, ‘The Simisch mos ite name othe Garman Grandmactr Fete ‘Siac. He sao famous fore ie in the Nima Tadan 1 84 NB ‘et o63 Nes Boe a3 hare White las cnsrice big cette apperted by 8 ‘What re the ides behind the move 67 ogra 1 ‘Tre oer popue Srisch 3)-The mow 1 cues the quar a for White's bishop, Tecan ow take up rience there witout having to worry abn ig "The move 1 lo has certain drawbacks ‘Ask the knighton ¢1‘Sang Oa To ing an Black ha thre diatnestrateres 1) Blac can tit inthe centro in Bonn fash ‘he las decade or oo ths hassappantd lo ‘ome th main in of the Stith, Thi isthe subject of Seton NOTE: The Benon! ie a slater variation ofthe King's indian which Normally starts 18 N62 o8 253.45 06 4 Ned ents Sexes 36604 ‘6 lcllowed by 297. Vaiatons nthe King’ Inclan where Back Plays 27 ana White replies dt lead to a arr structure. 2) Hecan delay hi cote srk in favour of queens pay. The ‘ost common way to dothin isto play 6.6.7. 06 and 8.8 m0 thet Black can lay. B7-AG ata moments tin Ti called the nc Vartation ani the subject of the send sete 1) Hecen strike nthe conte with dhe traditional King’s Indian move a5, Ti the subject fhe tied ub section ‘The above variation all ame that Whit plays 8 Be In tection we shal take lon a he slternatve 6th moves or Principally 6 Be. a fouth ate, Black Sacrifices a Pawn with 6...c5 1 NP 2 06 6.3 Ned BT 4 04 466. 0.0 6 Bed 6 (Diagram 2) has lng been undrstod tat playing 7. i one of he most de tirale ways for Black tomeet the Sumac, le keee the long diagonal ‘eto ty apd reabiate this dious pan scr Tel nde Ings changed the whale lnndacape ofthe Saminch It decline in pops Inet over the afew yaar an be solely tributed tots vartaton, "Taxes dues 8 Qua Fors while Whit tried to mae the line #5 Nd? 94 work, bt by Challenging White's rp ha centre mental with 8 Bas an neutrals this ost, The key vviation i 10 oxf8 Nee 1 (Geil edb 12 Bucs BO! wien Une nat portant ator in the pon lon ie that White, basing played tnd 44, has no control over ‘he important central square of and Sheds 9 BaeS Nes (Diagram 3) What exactly does Black have for his pawn? 1) The ong diagonal has bao opened andthe King’s Indian bishop Inna ver bright fata 2) Back has «decent leu in development He has ou loa in play {o two of White's, Furthermore, th prveae af pawn o 8 eroualy Iindors the development of Whites Ringside hat wl at bes, be = ‘enous, 8) White has big hoo on 44 aswel es several other square on the ‘Quon which Bae’ knights wl be nger to cup. 4) Tho whit king can esl fnd taf exposed wo enemy fre ‘Allthoe pinta pat together mo be worth far mare than a pa if ‘tase or the fc tht White aa one big trp of his own the ‘ont to play Nd. The Gambit Aseptd in examined in Games 29and30,whiloin Game $1 we call see a example of the Gambit Declined Theoretical? "Te variation i not vely heart Both edes ned to know on ot two ey ideas which can be pleked up fom the materia Black sould ow about 10a5 and 10 NAT inthe eopecive line to the Gambit ‘Accepted while White shold probably scr cen of this line ae ‘aneantras onthe Gambit Decline, Statistics ‘The matin tele ory tle for Whit. Inthe Gambit Asap fromnage paltry 47% Tee Hele beta in the Gambit Decied but el very pone a a Iustrative Games ae (Omni m Sor Bega 1952 14 NIG 2 04 g53 Ned BgT ‘S@rd8 Rd 9 Bxed Not 10 Bad 5B 0-0 Bed ob 7 dash deed ‘Wit is the point of thin bishop move? Wall one of Black's ain ens [ntoplay “Na The knight wor doing very mach on a0 en retzots to a7 in search ofa nem bane (5 oF fo example) In dng ital gota oat ofthe way of he ishap am 7.10 Ba ear, there form, be considered wae propiylactc retreat that Ue bishop on eS ‘willas longer be leached Black plays NT 10.48! Black intoduces the posit of ettackng Whites queenside with Not nirar Whit mot alnaye plays this 11 N45 Nedb 12145 Not 180.00 wa ie for Black in Belavsky-Nunn, Amsterdam 1880, 1 Bee ‘his ia bettor than exchanging ond as that would only bol he inhita King to «better heme onthe quoenside 12 NaS Nba! (Diagram 4) ‘Thologie behind .Nb ent dificult to understand, Black hast ‘anave led in eveloptent sche eee to compleae te game be ‘The Sich Vaton fore White cen conoidate, There ie lao the Ile matter of.NeB+ on the cards, which wil deprive White of is dark-equred bishop and Fun spawn stewtare, Net 19 BAS id 14x45 Nudd 16 Red 0 is moe dangerous for Black, ‘whl ios thet Whit should dfutly avid are 19 Neb Rd 14 ‘Had sb 15 Bab Ran? apd 19 Bxb4 7 anbs 14 Nab NAT! 16 R62 [NSS avin both caoe hs potion ison the vere allapsing 18.6 14 Rado ‘White can alg kop rks on tho board with 14 NUS Play will de. ‘velop along sila lines, eg 1-Nebt 15 KE2 Nea 1G bxad BB 14d 16 NAS ‘White is two paws up but mile behind in development. He wil now uy and completshis development under the ever fie obe god ‘ice, the knight ond, Black takes Ue knight hen White wl ‘ape exdS and obtain a stone passed pew, 16.Newe Black starts with the obvious move, kar ‘his walks nto a pin but neither can White lain an advantage wth {GID Afr 16. Nad 17 nas ba 18 Nh Res Shivr uve 19 Nt vith equality. 16..Nsa3 17 bead ‘Tiss the star undormining move. White's contol ef Sis oon to be histo: 18.Nh Draw agreed ‘draw was agreed in view of the variation 18x 19 Buot Nad 20 ‘es Bud 21 Bud Hed Dingram 0) The trong bishop certainly ‘opens forthe elon xt ‘cow ‘rye m Wane ‘ewan On 186 14 NIG 3 o4 go BNO Bg? do J661 00 6 Bed c87 dxcb dxcd 8 Qed8 Redb 8 Bxcb Noo 10 NAG NATH Iwas the disovory ofthis posit that alerted Blac othe act that 6.6 might be a gond way to moct the Siac. After te ame Karpov Bari Ljujana-Portro 1075, which went 10.NedS 11 crd5 [BEBE 12 Rb Bese 13 Kt with advantage to White, the general on ‘sensus was Chet 65 wa dubious pawn serif, During the ext ten yearn ely afew dichard tried it but ater the dacvery of 10..NAT everyone amped onboard. A Nxe7#2t Aft thiscapure it is doubefl whethor Whit can even maintain the‘Saring Ov: The ng’ ain ‘lance. The critical variation is 11 Bae7 NaeT 12 Nas KO 13 NAS Bxb2 14 BI Be? Diagram 8, Diagram 5 forts Rt cpersaon For his pawn Blac hasan extremely trong dti-auared bishop and ‘couple of woak white puns onthe qucenie to take aim ie ‘qe notable that even players ke Karp and Korchoi hve sts {lao make anything out of tho extra pawn Indi pation. Apia! ‘tinution s 16 Nho Neb 16 NED Bet 17 Bad Rac 180-0 Ra 18 ‘RRL Rab 20 a2 Ra with oo pay for Blac, Korehnot Pal, Roguebruve 1982, NOTE: Tis ..R46-6 manoeuvre to atiock the white pawne It ‘ortainy worth bearing in mind. 1L.Nse7 12 Bro? Bxba! 18 Rb ‘The postion after 13 Buds Bet is very promising fr Black a hein slot rardinate bi force quicker than White. 13.Bea+ 14 Kat tis not an improvement forthe king to head the other way. Afr KEE BUtt 16 Kg (15 Kel Rd) 16. Rad 16 By Ni! wl come un der heey fe. MBB 16 Ket Bg? 16 Bd NeSt17 g3? This move myo me, Whet it fo? Perhaps Whit shoul have seule for 17 Bea Rae 18 Ned Rab 19 Ned when Black cn ut lay 19.8 and develop his queensde. Tiss more promising than re ening he pawn with Bed ad - Raa 17..BAT1 18 RxbT Be6 19 Rb4 a6! 20 Rb6 Red 21 05 ‘Air 21 Bs Batt! 22K? BxeSt 29 Kad Be tho white King iin bericus tool 21..Bag® 22 Kbl NAT! Diagram 7) 28 RDS ‘This more has more than a whiff desperation abou it but White ‘Tha Sich Varaton 4 thaton th natura 23 RO? Neb! he cent pay 24 Buc on 20 ‘count of 24.-RAt sata! He woud bave olay 24 Rb ater which Flack has many ways to win Tl leave yo to take your pick 28. Nacstt ‘As dlaah, Why not 22.Bab6 24 Beh Nac! 26 Bch Rac when White cant move his hop from fon pain of checrmts? seb 24 BuoS RA in mate and 26 Rb Rad wot lst fo ong 324..Bxb6 25 Bxb6 Rabe! 26 Bxbs Rxhs 27 Ket Ribs 28 4 Nad 29 ‘NO Rbet 30 Kas Rad 91 Ket Rb 89 Rat Rbtt $8 Kab Neds 94 Keb BM 86 Kes af $8 Na2 4437 NED Hott 38 Ka7 a3 White resigns “ane ose Phat Logan tt | Td4NOG 204 «69 Neb lig] 41 dd6RO00BS GTN? Whit dosinos the offer and support hia entre. He could ala play 7 {&S et once but this allows Black more options with his queen Knight ‘esis mo committed tthe doabe-dged posting on TaNes ‘ord ie alooyonsibe and leds toa mich quister oat f gene. The {ext reaftima Blak commitment tthe Benoni sas ‘Sometimes White wats with 8 Qu2 but Black can wat too with moves ike 866 Qulte fen Waite onde up playing at-05 undo oe ‘our circumstance than ithe hed dove so ene, ‘B.N06 9 Ng3 6610 Be2cxd6 11 cxd6 ab “Black prepara to play -b7-b5, hi main sure of countorplay in the enol There i another intersting dea ivelving 37-5, lowed bby NDT, -hb-hd and F705. An example of this plan inaction ean De found within the nda a Gane 38. 12.4 BA7 Diagram 8) Black ia ging to play .8 even if cots him a pawn. He wil develop ‘rantarplay on the opcn fle onthe gueenide, When playing 12 BAT, Black shoal be nware this prvi is Knighton «5 sf isonly retreat equare "The most natura more but tallow Black o carry out i lan us Iindered. There area soupeof sharp alternative hat nod tobe ox ned 118i bviosly citi tst of Blas whale strategy. The picee steric 1. Nig? is wor of ane arty bat its safer to play TS-Negt. After 14 Ba2 BS 15h Think Black should sti for‘Suing Oa The ngs tin Geecesuas 15..NNG (25. has been pave) 16 6 NAT 17 00N. A conta 18..Rb6 19 Qet NxaB! Diagram 9) ‘abril cours dangeroutmeapon but here Whit has pushed pee ‘before he was sod teppei C) Setar ee monn coe ‘Sle postions, They are no accident. Tey are inerent Inthe, peaton 20 oxdb Rxbit 21 Qab2 IE White doc takethe rook be wll drop his knighton a8 2L..NafO+1 29 Ref Bxbs 23 Net QaS 24 REE Qrd5 So the dust hes nttlad and Black's combination hes netted him queen ‘and tree pans aginst rook and two minor lees This i ear tntrialnvantage especialy in the endgame 25 BBG Be 26 NM 5 27 g4 £426 Bef fa 20 Re Qe6 30 i ds High a4 32 Rfvot 83 RIA a8 94 Na Qos White resigne ‘The Panno Variation grams Diageo 9 accu y br Sones pio ene ra 14 NEG 2 04g Ned Bg? 4e4 405 £0.06 Bed Net (Diagram 1» 2) 19g, Thin itd moves pesape the mst dangerous fr Black ‘This variation waa very poplar inthe 1970 and 1960 bt not aything rong with it fen today. Nt because there fen, White watts to lack the knight with bt without the amp‘Sang Ov Te King's nsan 16..Rad+ 17 Kot Ra 16 Kod RAY 10 KDA ours White could have us repeated her. Instead he hens for {he ils and we end up witha much prettir fish, 18..NaGt 20 Rab b6+1 21 Kea Bee 22 Kb6 Ba+ 29 Kat Bes 241GN9 BdTs Draw agreed ‘ane (Pat Gapor Sts ee, eg 20% 1a4NIG# od g63 Ned Bg? 4 of 46614 0.0 GND Nab 7 BAD Bgl? ‘The immediate 705 in alo poasbe nd afr 8 fe dao 0d Back usualy choot bowen 9. cand 8..NhS Its ot mo ied to play SS:Ne6 now as White can just ep his pawn protetd with 10 Be 800 White plays 8 Be then Black onchange plan with 8.5 948 a.Na7 8.08 9 fe NAT 10 Be ct lends to the sme poston but White has oer options on his 10t move. Aer the teat Black thrstens take fn dt and 5c ie Ge for Black. 9 Bes 6510 fee5 ot Diagram 19) ‘Blac’ central play hasbeen most original (wall it was the fst time ‘twas play). At the ond f tho compliations he wil ave gained tented of 6 The min ote that 11 exd6 lone 11x M15 Nues 12 Be Nuf¥+ 18 Haft BaP 4 QufB QoT ‘ae game now rvelres around the o6-square, IF White can push ef ‘Black willbe in serious trouble. Black wil ave to play ft stop (hie bt only ater he has acivatd his sho, Diagram 10 ‘ack nde De ark mires 16 BEA Ne7 16 Qg3 Rad6 17 Kh Ba 16 Rael (8 19 Ned Nel Bats “Ths position was once thought to be beter or White a Back doped the incorrect pla of peaking the quoensdepawos, What be Inst do ie manoesre the knight foc oe, 21 Qala Nab! 22 Qa2 Raes | decided to wait for NE before moving my knight wen. Tati be ‘toe White oll asthe eption of playing NM. Tn et case went the night back one to cover e6 ahd ean omapy «5 withthe queen. 128 NPB NDSI 24 Qed Na7 25 b3 Neb (Diagram 20) 26 Na Draw ‘agreed [ee very difficult fret set improve thie postion. 144 NFS 2 of gb Ned Bg? «04 d6 8 £4 0-0 6 NEB Nab To ‘The mat aggressive move at White's diapotl. TNAT Bt ‘at thisistaking sings tao far. White gives wpa pawn to secure a far advanced catre bt Back can eal beak ip. Other 1 84 wit theien of meting Black down the hf. Black must ttn the contre before if to late: He can either play 8.<5 or Idacb 9 esos If White reaptro 9 dao then Neo 10 Bed Be 11 Bea poe Black ond pay according to Vase, 2) 8 De2o5 9 exd6exd6 100.0 Nb6 11 dS and, by undabout means, ‘wohave reached the same pawn stricture atin Game 8 After Ti gt 12S Bo 19 ed 14 BAD NT Ho BAD QP 16 Rh aSing The Summary ngs nan ‘ho game was levlin SummerscaleSasikiran, Bish Ch, 108 Sdee8 948 (Diagram 21) Diora 22 ‘haa geo ack on a6. The pani play 16 Rai Reat* 17 Kea Bat ‘The mart ofa combination that dato beter snag me or Back 18 Bef Neb! 10 Bxb6 Nef 20 xa? Buch 21 bxcd Rxod! 22 xd Read Diagram 22) Black now threatens fen7 and. Ral+ Whit cant play 29 Babe ee of RAS othe only noe fa ave the ne 29 Bgl. Then the Raf flowed by Raf with exelent inning {014 Rote 40 Ket Rb 41 Rede KDE White resigns 1) Inthe mai ine of the Four Pawns Attack 9 Bets Blas most ‘else ino. 8.08 ls fine Bu only ifyou sre wig to gsm tactical lft 0b ie bea et the historians 5) 6_NaGis nota bad coi and thes dyson aat eqs ator to6 Chapter Eight The Averbakh Variation © Black Plays (for) ..c7-c5 Black Plays (for) ..07-e5 (also 6...Na6)tating Out Te King's we 14 NI 2.04 g6 3 Ned BT 404 466 He? 0-06 BES (Diagram 1) ‘re At yee "Ths in eats the nae fhe fa Avera, Iris old esteaining oystem mich, by preventing the inmediote.e7-s, attempt to make st mare if or Black tab ‘ain his traditional kings counterplay. What happens to 649? ‘Waly i just loes material aller 7 aes ds 8 Qa Ral8 ONS a8 Black ett cope withthe doxble attack on fan Alter 6 Bg5 Black hasan umodite decision to make, Should he ‘iandon the ies of laying vee? Ibe dace then he cam ply <1 ‘Sith or without fest throwing in tho move -h7-H6 This the ‘jet of our Bret sub scron. If Blak een nhs dese to ‘lay 7-5 then be will have to find table preparatory move. I the past this meant playing either 6.. bd? or 68, bth af which have thir dabuck. In recent nes however, B NaG has come Blue's reais a more flee way of preparing ea Thee a ‘deed inthe soc sub-section, yf) 67-05 Ifyou are ging ply the King’s Indian with Black you may be a it- te confused as to whether ou should aim for tb ar 7.05.1 tend to adbere othe following re Play 705 except when White develops his queen bishop early. ‘Then its time to wart thinking Gust thinking. mind you) about <7 5 The move 7-5 i hel to pies open the lang agonal (afer 7-0 ually becomes ealyBecked) and the absence f the ‘white hshop fom the queenside nea thatthe dark squares there {Guch as bz} may become vulnerable to presure from the g-bishop "Tho Avorbukh Variation leary comes inte the group where cc deserves consideration, Iie ne ta sar considering ve spesii ‘he Arne Vato 1 44 Nf 2.046 3Net Bg? «ef 466 Be2 0.06 Bed cb (6.867 Bed of bears aoe martes tothe Gambit ie that Black plas inthe Sémiach, eis covered in Gane 88 7a White oes the centre. Another poseility 7 des Qué 8Ba2 Que5 ‘ONES Bgd 10 Bes a5 11 0.0 Ne# which leads ton quiet manoewring ‘tame with all advantage for White. This potion i olan covered {Game 5 withthe slight diference thatthe pea som BS noth, The 168 Qu2 ex 9 ex is lightly betir fr White Is unsomfor- able for Black in that he enaoot break the pin. That is why he plays “AT-M fist oven if cota him & pawn. Other intersting sllerae iin areas andthe pew scree 7.85 ‘BE e6t Diagram 2) 9 deé Bre 10 Bas 102 lends tow much sharper game: 1) Now 10-Kh7 in bad bocnuae of 1 Brd6 Res 12 «5 NEAT 13 64 14 ‘al with a powerful attack The inclusion ofthe moves QZ and Ch? larly Ia Whi our 2) Black usually plays 10..Qb6 and after 11 Boh6 Beh 12 Quhé (Qehz 15 Ret Neo 14h! ho normal move is 4..Neb which i sup. Doe tobe better for White afer 18 Nh. Ina cet game, Khali ‘ur-Bebula,Bundodlign 2001, Black, who fa grat expert inthis ling, rad 14, White could ply hese 16 QH2 bu he preferred IB NEI Qa4 16S Quod 17 Neb with unfathomable compli 10..Ret 11 NO Neb Block has much sharp Line in 11 QD6I 12 Babs Rab 18 Qe? [Nis with wm compensation forthe pawn. ‘The potion after 11.N6 ems to lad almost by foe, to an end ne whore White haa an extra paws but fow wining chances, That [covered in Game 58. ‘Theoretical? ‘Ther is plenty of sharp stuff avilable atthe main nes often lead to endgame of strategie manowuvring bate, White can, in Tact, get by ith sal amounts of theoreti Knowledge aa can chonee ‘whether ho wants complications or nt. lack wll havo to bo ator ropacd for alerts of amen Statistics you tae the onthe whole, quit lines with de then White scores {2% Inthe lines where White mesta rc wth 48 he scares (0%, In fc, tats speaking, the Averbakh ion of moe un least variations fr Black to face with an overall core 6950 ‘White's fava.Stung Oa Ta King's aan ustrative Games Game iti m Shtatachor tt 200, 14 NB 04 gO 9 Nod Bg] 404 AS He 00 6 gS h67 Bes cS? Bares! Wiite has a couple of lleratie strategies. 1) Blacking the contre wih 8 5 dssnt hae vory goed reputation ef, Ar 8,9 9 azend5 10x45 Ret 11 we have esr of Semich but with the white bishop ono? misplaced. 2)The mot critical anniv is 8 5 x5 @ des Qual 10 Rua ‘Net 11 Bcd Nass 12 Ni Novo bat White has oor ols ven op tthe ine after ates tating nthe erly 1000s For exam ‘king the pee with 13 Bus jus ead oa drow after 12.7 14 ‘Neots Kh? 16 Nac Ren 16 b0 Rb 7 KE Rod 18 Rc Ral 18 {480520 NEB NOs 21 KEZ Nea 22 Ral. A more complex game aio {fom 15 NEU BULL, ton, le thought to bo suitor fr Black 5.005 By threatening wo play 9..Nkot Black gins the time to cape sth the queen one. The patio after 8. dx 9 Qua Rad 10 Bass Teowbere mar as promi e he smile postion rom tho ‘Siminch Wht’sdvelopment ging to be mach tmoother. epaz White can alo play fran aeac with 0 Q42 This free Black 0 Play ach bat Whites rool after 10 Bxh6 Ra 11 Qe BG 12 Geke Naot 13 el Neb have been treba. 8.Qxe$ 10 NE Bg 11 BeS Qus 1200 Nes (Diagram 3) White's pawns ono uno give him sot of elamp in the centre whisk sakes wey diel fr Black to achive wetive play 15 Nd2 Bue? 14 Qee2 Rf 19 REC1 N47 16 Rabi Kh7 17 4 Nob 18 Kh Net 19 Nd Nb6 2042 NA721 Ned a6 ‘Black should have jst retreated his queen at ones. There is no hope playing brs ao the move -a-f juc erates leo 6 ‘22 Nba Qu6 23 Re2 Nab 24 NA2 QMS 25 Ret No6 26 NEE NaS 27 [NaS Nba 28 Rai Qed 29 BE! ‘The oa ao play Bh inorder to force Black to move his pawn. ‘There willthen be a wetk pawn on 4 which White uly seg Black prefers to pve upa pawn tlt hs pices reat, Passive de {ance wold prably have wet tho same en 29,06 30 Ned Nab 31 N42 8 32 x5 exd6 88 Qzed Rxc8 34 ‘crib Bact 36 gl BS 36 Rdet 6 87 Naz [Black had any sions about this postion they would have end “ha Avert Viton for hia move The knight it heding fr the excellant ht-ogure Bagram 3 eas eye as 87..Ract 38 Ract NW 39 Nbs (Diagram 4 89..Net (0 41 aft Bad 42K Bed 4 8 gh 44 Cg hg 8 Naa £4 [NeT Md 47 ge Kgs 48 NES KS 494 Ned SONNbS Ne 81.26 ‘fag8 62 Neo lb 63 Kag3 Kos 54 TeT BU 66 Rat R865 Rett Ka $7 47 Black resign ane 56 Dae matin Mexc 08| 14 Nib 2 04 go 5NeS Bg? «od d65 Bed 00 6 Bes cB 7568 [is eb 9 daeb Deb 10 Buds Reb 11 NFB Nob 1209, 12 Bes? Qs ia god for Blac a he hretons the bishop and 12,.Naed whl i White had played 12 8 then he just dope thee pawn after 12.-Na 12.Nadl Diagram 5) Black cuts the communications between the mhite queen and bishop. 108 ‘The two bviousLnking alternatives are aot very promising. Aer 13 [Nudd exde 14 Quid Naot 15 Quod Qed Blac’ powerfl bishop pair ve him exalt compensation forthe paw'y while ser 1 Bae [Navas 14 Que2 Ges! Whiten rouble» if the bishop move Bact ‘vin the exchange and if he defend ie 16, 6 wil foes to move 1a.NaT 14 Neds ‘Theres nothing beter Mexdd 16 Qxdd NaeS 16 Bee Qxdé 17 Budd Bad 18 Rac ade 1909Sarg Ou Te King’ “There was no way to prevent Black invading ta the seventh rank, Rep ‘ample, 19 RAT? Hach 20 aed Rad 21 Rad Bet and White weal back rank wil cot him another pawn, Disgrom 6 Aaa oh uckras uet aumrlay 19,Dixc3 20 Raed Ra? 21 BS Raat 22 Bx? ROS 29 Bed Ras 24 Bei ag (Diagram 6) Practice has proved that Black’ activity om the queensidei good ‘enh fora draw. The immediate thre in bau the pawn pinned, White hse a ita trick that picks up «pawn onthe ingside bt the whole queens then luidsted andthe gait {onthe Kings fers White no winning chances, 25 Red Rast ‘Ther is no time fr 26.Kg as after 26 hs Whites back ranks m0 longor weak and eetan acta variations no longer work 26 Bag Rha! 27 Bot “The last chance fr Whito was 27 bt, but then Black draws by ‘aRh 28 eb aA 20 Bat Ras 0 Ke Rate 3 Ket haa 22 Ra ‘x3 33 Bxbs Roa 94 RaB+ Ke? 35 Bed He2 96 Rad BA7 37 a Bot 27,.RBxhd 24 Ral Buot 29 Rxb3 Bxbs 80 Raas Raz 81 Rua? Brat 82 [6 33 KE KM Draw agreed Black Plays for ...e7-e5 (also 6...Na6) 1.44 NO e446 3 Ne8 Bgt 4 04 d8 5 Be2 0-06 Bed oom By dofening his pawn onc? Black proparoso play 7s oo below for deta, 79a (2 the moe popular response to 6. NaG ut ther ae sees Inpportant ltrnatives: Ow Tha Aveta aston 1) The soli 7 NP when 7.6 6 Bhd eb lends to «pon examined {ne introduction othe 7. Ne line of Caper Blak wante to ‘void this then 8.8 in am intersting alternti 1) The sharpest move is 74 and that is examined in Game 58. 8) Another aggressive move in hs twas quite poplar antl he ‘world clase grandmaster Barec lost tof gumen with Mt A good ine fr Blak 7.05 845 H6 8 Ba3 Neb 10 Qe (10 is wll mt by 10..Nho)10.<6 Diagram 8) [Bxerciae 9; Whore does the knight go after 11 b¢? White should play 1135 with an unclear game after 11 cx85 12 0x45 gas. 108 845 {8 dee deed 9 QudB Red8 10.NaS no longer concerns Black with the knight on a6 defending cT he can ust play 10.246. Nor des 10 [Naeb cause Black any problems because ofthe ely 10_.Naet. 6 ‘ere, too, White a planning to posh his Kingside pawns 9 Back ‘pens the queensde, This ie in eovered in Game 57. 8-Qs8 and Neb are quite recnabl altarnnives Theoretical? ‘Agonerl understanding of howto play the Kings Indian is more im- portant than theory in Une variation. Slight lps are unl tobe Fatalin the opening.‘Sang Oct The Kg’ non 6 Statistics We mentioned stove how wel th Avebalh scores in general ‘guint 6. Nab st fortunes ar rather mizod. With the mai ie 7 {2 White sores only 48% fom nearly 600 games, butte sharp 74 oes much better, rogitring 63 from 115 game Mustrative Games {neta Gataghr elt ‘TAA NOY ef go TNS BIA 4 ek ASS BOO CBS S48 0891 ‘White defends the -pawn and prepares to advance onthe Kings, .exd5 10 exd B47 11 bt 1 g4 Qu 12 Nb es promisng for Blak, le ie ter to play che 12 Bed (12 Babe Naot 13 Noe Qa 12N6 139 (1 gS NOT 1 15-NEE 11000 Ghar H.-G pga 18 The 11a 12 44S! Diagram 8) ‘Thin sort of pawn sce a what the Kings Indian ill sbout Ln ‘toad of sbmiting to White wll onthe bingse Black battles or the nitative. To ake the paw Whale now hast give up the impor 13 Bef Bet6 14 exh Ket ‘This key move which prepares RS and eules cut any invasion the white qucon ob. 18 hg frx6 16h Rh 17 N6+ Kh7 Diagram 9 Disgram 10 ack open re ings \ntesbng i nore dae ‘The Ara rion Did you think the Mack king waa in danger? Wellin anymore (and ever was). One couldn aak for beter potion than tha of fered bythe pan on hf White wont even be alee saeifc epece {orn fact itis the whito king that is starting to foe the draught ‘The queens in fl of ols soe prefers toe hi home on €2 438 Nh3 Bx! 19 Rehs Rac 20 fl Nes 21 RDI Qas! Diagram 19) ‘The back poco flow the white bing othe Ringside. White rally begins to mise the darkcaquned bishop now. 22 Kt Bb 23 Qe1 NA7 24 Qe Bf4 25 Qet Rest ‘Tho keeps the white que ot of 6 and it will on be driven back by the keh 26 Kh NOG 27 Qg? Res 28 Bas Qa7 29 BOS QE” 90 Baa gb 31 Nez R632 QM a6 33 NeS Bxgd ‘The knight must not got to 5 and Black it more than happy to trane {orm his advantage int a good knight verus awl biskap potion, 3 Quy Rahs 35 Ry rhb 26 Qube QhE 37 Qahse Noho 38 a 8 gS N¢4.39 BI Ret fellowed by Ra would have ben equally ‘unplesbant. The extra pr in uolata 38.-Nfd 39 Ret Rac® 40 Brot Ke 41 Kgl Khs 42 KE2 Kha 48 ba ‘be 443 Kho 45 Bad Kh? Diagram 11) Diagram 1 coe igre enon ‘The endgame ie ot baonon knight check a an appropriate mo- rent wl always force the mhits King o give ground 46 BAT Nh3+ 47 Kes Kg2 48 Be8 a6 49 bxaG bea 60 BE NEZ G1 ‘Ba Kgs 62 BoB Nal 63 Ka2 NO 64 Ked Ndt* 65 Ka NOB 66 ‘Ket Net 87 Ba6 Nbé CCrtainly not .-Nea? 58 Bas! when the Hack knight i rapped,‘Sang Ot The King aan {68 Ke3 N47 59 BS NPG 60 Be2 Nhs 61 HDS NE 62 Bes Nezs 62 [Ket Kft 64 Ba7 Ned 65 Bad gl 6 fg Need 67 KAS NT2 68 Kot zed 69 Be? Nga T0 KS 04 11 Kea e372 Bal e215 Bue? Need 7A Kibt Keb 3.4 Keds 76 a6 NA 77 a6 NeG White resigns ‘ae 56 SMe uhm Pada 10425 14 NOG of 6 SNS Bg? 4 04 G66 Bed 00 6 BgO Nab 7147 An agztessve move which lads to strange version ofthe Four Pw Attack. There aro dangers forthe white bishop outside the pwn chain But theater hand, Black snow prevented from ley Inge, and ce snot very promising with the knight on 6 ‘This moder looking mov is probably bost. Black plane to bing his Teng bck nto pity vine and eta a otha in he centre by playing -b-d5. Most anaral fr the King Indian BNMINeT 9 gaz Wiitedtonds th pawn, so that 9..NeB canbe mt by 10 Bh "hare area couple af alteratves 1 The prophylactic retreat 9 Bh is beoming increasing pope. AE ter. db 10 0 Nes we can steed tothe tena of 9 Bathe Wishop not attacked Sel think Base position i allright Ror neh ft Neo deo 12 Np 8 Sea ouf8 14 Neee Neb and 11 0085 TE Nwo4 Bot 18 Ng BES 14 gt Bes 18 58 2) 95 va more radical way to preven Neb but 9.x 10 ex "Nb, thretoning 6 gives Black reasonable play. 8.45 (Diagram 13) Finally Blek reacts inthe cent Digan nana eatin Kg ran ro Bsts 1065 in ofcoureo met by 10..Not 1eexftt ‘Black brea the rules as fer the natural 10x 11 ex ex 12 ‘5 Be7 19h White has etachng chances end space edraatage. aexds 1100 is well met by 1. cot 12 Neot Bg! when, by oiminatng the Knight on, Black wil at pronnur agaist 04. MLwexd6 125 Bat Blak is going to park his bishop on ot andi White over ake twill then be replaced by a song passed pawn. 180-0 Bed 14 bd Ne6 15 Ract #16 NDS [Now White won? be ele to remove the bishop on 16.-Bhe 170 gst ‘Uhlmann stil packs punch even in his eighth decade 1S Neb? gat 19 6 bxo6 20 Rec6 QgS Diagram 19) Black was unable to play fg on the previous move asthe f-pawn was pinned to his bishop on 6. Now with Blak threatening thie ea ‘tre White can find nothing beta than a despernte por sacrifice 2B Nef ef 22 Nd Ke 23 Need fred 246 £225 QD4+ KET 26 {Qa Hae6 27 Bs? Ket 28 gt Qed+ 20 Khi Refi 30 Bae QO+ White resigns Tamata in two Summary 1) Dont play 6. Iona, 2 Th ins with. ae portly playable for Black but by play: ng dicS White can ster the game int the sor of position that ew ‘ing’ Indi players fel eli at home i, {In somo ways the move 6Nef has dared the Averbak. Black ‘a now able to play c7-0b without making any real cnceeion, As sayeth it on ck sould ae ue that dent ‘tay stuck there out of play. Tie pascslanyiportat when ‘White lays 74. Therein old saying: One badly placed piece sakes the while portion bad.te Pay an Ey 3 1 ENTE 2 04 g6 3 Ned BeT 4 4 d6 589 0-0 (Diagram 1) Chapter Nine White Plays an Early h2-h3 ® White Plays 6 Bg5, Delaying Nf3. @ White Plays 6 Nf3 Why does White play h3? ‘The move hz has two main ideas The feito upper thea How does Black battle against these h3 systems? ‘The rt thing Black neds todo sake his claim in tho cote. posible to play with 7 but Ul tale ints the Moder Benoa foroffensive ation Then he wl uu ave to wvut Ms fae,Sang Out Te King’ nin White Plays 6 Bg5, Delaying Nf3 19 14 NIG 2 04 963 Nes Bg? 404d 5 W300 6 Bigs Diagram 3) to beoe tie righ athe In this sation White delays the development of his hing Knight a Netsualy profs ast up ith Ba and Nge2 6. Blac prepares the tradiinal King’ Indian central tke 7 Youhave teen warnd ewer abst plying e-¢0 with he shop om as ‘TN 65 65 ranapnes to Game 6 while after # dns det 9 Qa Red8 10 Nab (10 Nsw He 11 Ne regains the pawn with» goal, ne) 10-6! the game evel a6 845 Ges! (Diagram 3) ‘Thies the modern, dynamic approach tothe Kings Indian. The en behind &.Qe8 iso unpin tho knight on fs that it ean move and Block can play 748. Black cold slo have unpinned with 8.1 ‘when the bop normally drop bck toe. Hack don in playing “Led ie that cata cases the bishop on g5 may actualy turn est tobe miplaced Teo end up just ptng ints thin aor ny Dock the gle forthe wt rook eet ‘The consistent flow yp The main ea ito make Black thik ice show playing «75 I Blak pws aheed with te 07 plan, eg Hl, where Ue black ing eareetl in rstdnee, wil open. How ‘ver, the white King i robbly nat everoyed abo the gta ‘ance either. His prefered home ong sow ou of bounds so he wil Bret stay inthe etre ak the gucensie, hte Paya Ey ‘9 Nge2 ina mor ai erative aut which Blak boul ti play 8.8 and. 1715. 9..NdT Black ent bated out by Whit’ 2 Hoi til going to play 7 {8 whatever the conaequeten for bi hing. Beer that than a pasive ‘ition with nothing to do. ‘This poaiion ithe subject of Games 69 and 60. Theoretical? ‘We not howvly theoretical but Black must now what he doing end ‘ho must te his cunterpla crrecty. This willome with exper. ce rather than oe learning of variations. The states tank grim ‘ading for Black sth white portion, though nt necesely supe "or, iment to handle Statistics ‘As just mentioned, thay arent gro news for Black. After 8 By ‘White as scored 65% frm 1800 games I maumed that Black's core seas bed because fl th dgy Bononis (1 instead of 7 (©) that ao played of id another chek on he pelo er ‘Qe That wan even morse for Black wih jut $2 fom 66 games, Mustrative Games Gare Czowioy m cage ra 98 14 NI 3 of g6 8Ned Bg? 40 85 Ges 0 44 NAT IONge2 Nad "The imumedite 105 has alan been played but the tnt i mare an ‘te. Black wane fo bein epson fo ecapre with te bshep i ‘iit takes tice on 11 Bea 6 12 03 WARNING: This may ook ike an unassuming Ite move but 23 ‘pels canger for Black In this spate, Wiel theateing fo ook ‘the knighton a out ofthe game. Black forced o take neon Immeclaoly and tat means exchanging inthe cane. 1frot 13 Neal? White should have played 19 bg Na3e 14 Bra end 15 Qa inorder to try and Koo the ight on a6 ot of the game Ud envanged ‘seat way to gt the beast back into play: 18.0416 Qt! 17 BS Nba! ‘kcough the position ijt uncea, MA Naed 1 Bued Neb 16 Ned 53 0.0 6 BgS Nab 7 Bad ob 6‘Staring Oat Te King an ‘Ws caenil for White to ke pac on oft prevent Black fom stdvacing ut epawn. Black take quick ction anf Wht bas {home fo cnanidat then hs Blockade fo will give Hin os ‘onal vantage, 16.8! (Diagram 4) ‘Not deep but a veully surprising move. Of arse 16 Nabi impos. ile bt Blas main point is tht after 16cabb Nuek 17 Nuvé Qs the postion has opened and Whit’ King i very exposed White Pe {erative ups pow to otain hs Hock, 16 Bet Naed 17 Nued bxct 18 Qo2 Qu 190.00 ‘Te white king ha choi of rl 19.847 20 hel ‘White plans sae is roks on the socond rank to defend bi 20,.Qa6 21 Nod Rae6?! 22 Ra2 RDS! ‘TP: Always admit your mistakes. Don be to embarassed or 10 plaheaded te retrace your eps if hat s wha the poston requires. 28 Qed Rbs 24 Red Rb 26 Ree® (Diagram 5) ‘Wiite ha sucessfully defended his main weakness on 82 Ite hard {o.oo haw Black can make fate progress onthe queens. How ‘ne increase the presure? Well ever since White played Qe the ‘id adage that «qos ie bd backer (the guano strong Dice tobe reduced tothe rol of eckader would not lave my hee Tronly the quen could be tasked then the mite potion sur to fallapar. 25.46! 1 paral enjoyed tho fae thatthe tmo kay moves inthis game ‘were sericea he bnight pw (15 b5). Blu pani snp — {otansfer his babop to gd. The more. eb5 ad tae played at. Wht Py an ay as ‘once as otherwise Whit nud proven the manowuere with hth 26 BagS Be8 27 14 ‘White llows the opening of the long diagonal a order to get some ‘vague alacking chance of his own nent the lack King The best ‘hance was 27 QI a far 27g 28 Qed Kh 20 Bf Bcd 30 Bugis Kar! 21 Qets White scrambles draw by perpetul check, Back soulda be so greedy With 28 BE 29 QF ot hi ig contre {ivr him the beter prospec 27 exfl 26 afd Bcd! ‘Ths ano the sor of move ono shoul play ightly and TdT used ‘up moat of my remaining time making nue there woul ‘stepson the woukened dak nquates sound my king 29}bxc8 Quad 80 Kat Recs? Diagram 6) ‘Bock eings singe ‘This is actually the safest mov inthe poston ne with ost play it leads to very rouraleondeame si Rxebs? ‘The main ine was 31 Raed R232 Re2 (82 Kat Bast $3 Heed ROL*) 32. fsed+ 99 Kec? QU8+ 84 Kel Que 35 BRE Qt which sould bo ‘winning for Blac 31,.Re8 32 Rae Qa2st 33 Red (88 Kat Qeo+ 34 Ket Qe 6 Ke2 Rad and Black wins 33..Qabte 94 eS Qrdb+ 35 Kot Rel+ 36 Kb2 Qb6+ 97 Kat Ret White resigns ‘aoe Cagrat mor European Chapsi Cb 201 14 NIG of 6 8Ncb By «et 46543 00 6 BgS Nab TAD OBB 155‘Sang OTe Kg a Xe 5 e894 Na 1023 Neco? ‘Bareew onc ruth me from thi posi fer I decd igore the treat of bt inonder exchange off hy bad bishop. Aer 4 11 bef 12 Bh Bf 15 Bef Nef 14 NES ST 15 dab bu 16 Sti poston had opened in Whit’ fvour- However the sid Ge would nat have been 0 Bd 11 Bet ab 12 Nee 124 must be the crit tt of Bliss strategy. White probably fl {tas premature to pen the qurenee with nos fie Kings it ft bome, After Th tnb 1 axb¢ Real Qrat Nab 16 @ad mnt ‘Quite pure mnt ily tad in mind Mot kel something Wislnt Uescdom F215 and 25-4 cven a the cost of materia 22..NbS! (Diagram 7) Digram ‘acannon ik WARNING: D0 not move your knights 6 Inthe King's Ina. Confuse ty the, Ita misprint? No, ust ono of the exceptions tat prove the ral genoral evry passive aque fr «hight in {he Ring Indian bt hare Hck gutta by attacking pan bn. Thi tempo gives im the Une to play “7-0, 198 £614 Rel fad 15 Neot Nred 16 Bzed att Black derives marimium beet fom the unuouel postion o his Tigh on v6 White's quscnsde structure wil ow be spl. 17 Ned ax 18 Qxhs NA? 191g 6 20 Raz Qe? 21 gS Nes ‘Tinie auch a good square rth kright that White fs ciged {Eveup hissing bishop fort He them gi an tide posed pawn EITiCe oc ln this pawn ie eak tro 22 Bxes bec 23 a4 Bh6 24 Ne2 Ba 25 Qe? Fd 26 RED Rab 37 Neb RfaB Diagram 8) Draw agreed T would have teen tempted to conte with Black hte Paysan ty 3 White Plays 6 Nf3. LANE 2.046 3Ned Bg 404 46549 0.9 6S ‘Tho move order NEO. G3 ie atleast ns common, e0b ‘Ther are sovern move orders Blick can employ to reach the desired setup. Moto them converge after afm move, For exanpi, 6. Na 1Tq6 05845 taken un nto Game 61 1a 1 dae daeb 8 Quis Rud 9 Bg Re is very sma to Game 1. The {et that Whitone payed KZA instead of Ba barly makes ony dit {erence You already Know what think about dae variation. TaNa6 (Diagram 9) White sto dace where is going to develop hs quset bishop. Ts Games 6 and 62 he plays 8g when Came 3 be pla 8 Br, Theoretical? ‘Whit theoretical knowledge always help thi not oe of the more ‘bookish ine. There plenty a scope fr original pay Statistics. ‘After 6 NE White has sored 67% trom 3175 gue. When White ‘aye 8 Bg (hom Diagram ®) he sores her at 62% whe with 8 Bef he has sored only 47% Krasenkoy perhapa the leading expo ‘ent of thi ine with the whit lees hat sored a whopping 8% {em 6 geen nk play he Ques Gait eine layStaring Ost The Yn’ ndan Mlustrative Games Games [Dimer Anno Po “Tad NIB 2 c4 46.5 Neb Bx 4 of 465 NEG 0.0 6 hd e5 7d Nab 8 gs Ges 9 et Na ora dscusion about the ins bind the last couple of mows, se {he intodution 06 Bs 10 Rgl Kas Black must remove his king rom the gle before paying 7-4 watt ‘Thin mol of ck he knighton a6 ot of to game extremely ‘wellknown from smal poston xe game 69 and 6) bt acu lye noel bev The normal White pan e11QU2 Nab and now ‘her Neto prevent 75, or 122000 alowing it but hoping togst play on the Kinase 110512 gals gx 13 b¢ (Diagram 10) yon 0 Dagon Locng tng 208 sta pay oa? 13.8 “Ta game now rvs around he bat for the rua tsar IF ‘Whitecan aiuain»bokade Bere will haven god poison O8 Theater ba Blak can rea tbe blockade and fee rong Neth ite king would beinfor tor tne 14 Baa Naot 15 Need fed 16 Bed BE 17 NA2 Qa! ‘ood move, Not onl does Back hrete o ake ome but also Tie che bibyp on gb is pad. Krasenkoy find a agate shitan Wit Pays an ary hs as Rgaianst (h dea, this ius hopeless. Black jst hea straight for marie game. Tho one thing be should doin tha poston i exchange {ueens as then the white king no longer assay wore. Black ‘hold alo avd 18Bage 19 Qugt QF 20 Qe Qs 21 Ket alone URL. Whte basa ght square bind and «dangers atack- “The right move 18.-B! which fren che exchange of Black’ ‘veep fr Wits civ one, After something like 18 Bab ‘Gah 20 Ba Re 21 eS Rel 22 Nee Re 23 Qu? Qh 24 Bd (Dia ‘ram 11) White hee maintained his loekade of ut Black ha {ken control ofthe dar agoare and in parla the f¢-egure Bxercise 10; What should Blac play now? Instond of 19 Bxhé? Kraenkov would certainly ave played 19. ‘After 19..Bxgt 20 Qo Qa ho ol has ged compensation forthe ‘xchange but os than aftr 18. Bag as now Black can exchanee off the dark oquared bishops. 19 gd Qudl+ 20 Redi BAT 21 Ke2 RET 22 Rdgh RafS 29 Bed b6 2NB ‘Tae ference in etvity between the opposing eon ie quit tie 3 What that aight ding om 06? 24..B0 25 Bef Ruf 26 NgS! Re8 Black resigns ‘The simples way to win a 27 Nob B28 Bl with the devastating, snd unstoppable Urea of BS ae Cemnor mV. eerg ‘Siu at00 ‘L4¢ NIG 2 c4 x6 BNeb BgT 4e4 d0 6 NEG 00 Oh’ 05 7dS NaG 8 Bas be ‘With 8 By White was actively encouraging this move which ifn lish for Blac nthe Kings Indian 903 Nos 10 NaB as 11 4 ‘Aquleter ine is 1 Bed Ba7 120.0 (124 would ef course transpone nua he ain gums) 12.NBT? with. 5 ofl. Met ‘Aeful rule of hum in hase nei to play 7-8 ony in reply to ‘White's 2g Ar gz Whit’ Ling want be ey nf on he ‘ingside oh wll ually be looking fo ating Tes trae 8 ‘ood ioe for Black tobe eat open lnc in this wctor ef the Wot Atte mement’s note, Paying. que safe bat Back must be ‘ore cre abot talon di Ihe mastimes this then the white ees may become vary active. A sosond rae of thumb fr Blac, {horefre, sta oly pay -exd8 when hea alow up wth 8 123Be2 Ba7 Diagram 12)‘Sang Out The Kegan 1 Diagram 12 fot pepares cers ay ‘The planisto play rat a4 1485 [kien sucha good ides for White to ignore the threat of Qu Homever even afer 4 ghia 15 rgb NM? 16 NE cxd5 17 ex Qa IB GQH Ried 10 KIT BS Black ba active payin Asso Gallagher, Istanbal Opmpind 2000 14.035 15 a3! ‘Ani this was the other tres. ely, White would ket moet hi ‘move with 16H but thi jst oe the hight on. By exchanging ie apevn for Whit'sbspewn Black gaine «positional edvancage. 16 Qod arba 17 Qrb? oxd5 18 exd5 B51 RDI "The pawn could not be taken. 10NabS RDS 204 Bxbs! and now 21 ‘abs laren a rook and 21 Bebo NASH, «queen. 18.8668 te not unusual for Blick to strc the hé-paen in the Kings tan In return be hopes to tks control ofthe dark guar. 20 hag fag 21 Bxhe Na3+! 22 Beds Re 28 Bug? Kay? 24 Ke 21 Be Rac was titer but Black has more than enough for he paw 24.Nagt! Diagram 13) 26 Qbt Alter 2 fx Bags the oly move nto lose the pac ack atone ‘6 as bat then 28. QU is me 25 Rad! 26 feet 26 Grab Red! 27 KEL Raa 28 fags Ra nan oven worse endgame 36,.Qxb4 27 Rbé Rgd 28 Rbs RPG 29 Kat Brgds 30 Ket ReBe bi Bed 92 Rel BA9* 99 Kal Rg? 34 NDS Rabe 35 Kxbz Rot ‘White resigns White ner sco pawn, An excellant game from Blk, and Qu to develop an initiative (hte Payson any nat ‘one ~ Cara Kapa ope tee 14 Nb 04 g63Nod Bg? dot A ENE OO 65 67 ab NabS bes ‘Thame White date’ bother to try and tempt ATA ot of Black but develop bia bop direct oe, SNR Blac prepares 1. in the mos: ative fashion. This the line tat has pt ost White layers lf pling 8 oS. Tho ine with RD is lace god wth a pawn on 6 (BBg5H0 BeS NAS as at some point ‘White ean gain an inportant emp with 22 ‘Toe plan hat Black used in Game 62 is lo playable hoe, After Nes 6 Na® aS 10 gd 11 Bo, the positon i Use are (asin ‘Game 6) exept forthe fact tht Black has apn on bh intend of [Thin coming innigiicantdiference seu to make the way ‘Black played inthe previous game wantractive (Ba 126, but sth ame timeintroduens anew posit that wars relly ‘telat Black there After 11 Bed, he Busan Grandimater ‘Dalintor has patented the pawn aerfce 11a! Toe pun ia that ‘Whiten to ve up his inpertant dark-ouarod bishop fo win the ‘pe, Few grandoanere would take White after 12 Bt dre 19. int Quo 14 Neo Bh! (aut this lst move woulda’ have boon avai: thle with a pawn on) If White dena take the pawn lack pays iqub with presure onthe quoonade own ‘This strange Inking nove proven the immediate 9.15 a afer 10 ‘xf Black con nolongerrcapeure with tho pewn. That explain the ‘hinking behind Blasts next ove 9.8 10 Bez NEE 105in a major alterantve which Kasparov has alo played. Black’ ‘nein ini to mest 1 exe with 11-Ne mon White aboald ste {orth roughly lew! poston that arian after 1200 Bulb rater than "Hk 12 Bal eft 19 fg Qug6 14 KP Neb when Black has excellent ‘rpenaation for the pawn 1180 #12 bert White's ambitious ateategy ie based on playing eto expel tho ight (02 8 Nah ie good for Blac) bot i to ky wth asking tl {ithe centre He sould have played 120.0 with oughly lovl exe ther 12-NS 12..Qe1 13 3 Nb! Diagram 14 14 Qbst Kavalok ed no doubt bon shocked by Blac’ previous move but tis fuedal beep hs King ince este. Ho hed io play 140-0 aginst ‘Thich Kasparov intend L.-T white king ie ertainly not otSarin Ou Th Fn’ nn ‘tha woods yt. Taking tho knight would ave bon to dangerous ‘ith te whit king nthe entre Diagram 14 Dbgron aspeovigrees hc cpoenete hast How nd wnt oa? ANE4S6116 Ket 616 Baa fogs? Kasparor ves 18.Naf! 17 Raft NA&® 18 Kg® (18 Ked Ne allo yap) 1g 19 Keg and now the further scrfon 19.2 ‘wih nda atack 17 feg8 Ref 18 Nef Bg 19 Raft RO8 Diagram 16) Black aw threaten 20. Rif 21 Raf Ha 22 K+ QI followed son on, To moat this White must defend tbe -oqusre aval doe it the wrong way He shold have played 20 Beta this ‘ln ge hls nga now nqare on 2 Avsording to Kaspar this Tends toa draw afer tho doy sacrfie 3 BR 20..QF7/21 Bed Be 22 Kaz QaT 23 Rhgl Qh 2403 Bret 26 RefeBrfs 36 axbs Qh2+-27 Kes Net White resigns Summary 1) Thespstems with 2:8 usually lead to eh fl ode strugle whore Back must lay actively o avid boenaguahod 4) The don of a3 and b2-b¢ i an important stratagem for Whit o Jack che light on aout ofthe game, Une Bsc has made pans ter pate the ard he wl fein wai his happen {Inthe ines where Black plays 1.45 White must Keep otro of the efmqunre. ihe falls wo doo Black maybe abot advan hse pawn ith devastating es. 4 White ores much better when he plays wi Be rather than with ‘Bod. Inc, has become quite unaual for Whit ato play B®. Chapter Ten Other Systems @ 5Ba3 @ 5Nge2 @ The Smyslov VariationSang OTe Kings aan ‘This chapter conein thro stor variations in te Kins Ina that eat om tie to ine, They ere ot nasser worse han no ‘he the nes, jt ne fashionable 11d NIG 2.4 6 3 NeB BgT 4 of 465 Bas (Diagram 1) Some szong grandmaster play this setem quite regulary and its ‘aia supporer over the years hasbeen the former American Cha lon Yasser Seite, Strategy White ha simpl plan He wll develop hin kings uickly with [BS Need end 0-0 and be ready to moat any subsoquent £7 by ‘Black withexf and (Thee wld nein which Blacks canons ‘fa urea hinge aca slim, The main drawbeck toa ‘arly Bais that i elackona White's stony rather shaky pip on ‘Therefore, a no grat surprise that Blac moot popula dene ic aod ona quis seul guint hi point 6.096 Ngo? Net ‘After 6.c5 745 Black ha tobe ready to play a wel known lin in he ‘Modern Benon so thats beyond the soe this Book. 6. played curpiingly rarely. One example is Conguet Hermanden Havann 1996, ich fontnued Tal NBS 80.0 9x5 [BuBP 10 xd px 11 (1 Ng i iteesting~ see Game 6 fora sila ea) NT 12 Qe2 a6 with chances for both ies, 7 00Nn6I ‘Aros unusul move fo the King dian, Black hardly ever moves ‘ Enght before playing ee Th pontion han tw Doce te ter yee ‘min bettloground inthe 6 Bds variation mainly because of dscts- {heton with te alernatves, Black ued vo pla 7-08 ie often but smber of ames etblshed that afar 8 45 NSG9 Ned exe 10, [NOS Res 11 Rel Ngs 1243 a 18 hug exbb 14 exbS Qh both 18 Bre td 15 45 give While «clear edge, He base guaranteed pared pew, ‘ewe and some prenuredown the bal open fle. Bes ‘This tho obvious way to defond &¢ but White has wo alternatives: 1) The obvious aking 845 has hardly ever been played. Aer 8.NeS Sta Nad® 10 ud the atuation ie vey double-edged. 2) 8 Bet, currently White's mont popular move covered in Game 64 9.46 Diagram 2) 0.Ne7? 9 NAA looks more natural 1) White now plays 10 et Black has the ine to play 10.2521 duct bao 124 which cies th fine outpost n.d for he nigh: Admittedly, White now has for his Knight but you nat have everthing in ie. 2 10 Be? forces Black exchange his knight. Ar 10..Nae2 11 (Gee 12 ent gu 18 fe NIB 14 BS White probaly baw a oliht ade vantage 10. QU2 15 11 cxf ext 12.4 12 BgS ed tou moot complicated game in Chritansen Gallagher, 12Ngo! 13 3 Ba7 14 Rae ‘The chances are about equal. Theoretical? Most of the ine in thi chapter ae played o ald the manos of ‘hoor in ther variations, Black players are allo kay to be les ilar with them scan easly get in robe, 8 BAS samen ine to lay for Whit he ust want to gt out ofthe opening wih a ea onthe pain Statistics ‘White scored 66% with Ba from mest 1900 gece. ‘aa ine with T..NB his bres abot the sme Mustrative Games ‘aot Crna Faso When Zea Ta NIG 2 04 g6 8 Neb BgT 404 6 6 BAB 60 6 Ngvt No6TOD 15b3Sarg Out Then’ ni INhS 6 Bet 08 945 Ne7 ‘One of the mai points behind 8 Be2 was that Bask etn longer lay 9. NUS, Now after 19 Nod end 11 Nos Whi jst wins pawn 1024 Diagram 3) Wit io basally waiting for Black to play £74, Ti the mast common move atthe moment but White has alc waited wth 20 Rb ‘ind 0K Diagram 3 ote tor 5 Diagram ¢ ow doce te me mes? 10.8 Black waite to, but fhe no going play 7 them be hold hve played 10-45 to prevent the farther advance of White's pawn. 11.06 0 12.exf gx 18 Nes 13 ismet by 18. Na The tye a pst as ov OK for 1st Block avoids 18.1eg 14 fags! when hin -pren woul be incom ‘tant needa protection and White hs the optlon a playing gst. forme pint. Note thar if Black plays 5 nthe tape of postion Be ‘Sones two very tanfal squares t White a4 and LANDS NahS 15 Qehs 26?! Black suddenly gete worried about the advance of the wpa, The ae ton so tho kingade now. He shold have layed 16. Na 16 Bg6 baT? ‘Thisisa blunder. 168017 Bxf+ Rus 184i pleeant for White bet ad abe done 17 Qhet RET Diagram 4) 18 Bat! ‘uch, Bhb is guig to cost Black se exchange. 18..QP8 19 Bh RI 20 Qhs R621 (Rahs SNge2 ter sons ‘Black probbly got peat hat White couldnt even be bothored to take isto 22 Quhb Ngé 25 Ract Re8 24 fu Bre 25 Nez Beb2 26 NC4 [Naf 7 Batt Bob 28 Qha b8 29 axb6 cxb6 30 Khi a5 31 Q22 at 139 Bueb+ dees 88 Qube £434 cb a2 85 Qb4 a 36 Qb2 QU 37 (Qua2 Bhs $6 RE Black resigns 14 NMG 2 of g6 NeB Bg? 4 e4 46 6 Ngo? Diagram 6) ‘tent yo denon This pst was developed by Hungarian players inthe 19606 end hut tha novr had’ big llowng romaine gute a trek op {om for Black tac White's strategy ‘ospond a couple of tempi manoouvrng the knight to g (hs srhere it going) may set ike rathor strange tahavio ut from {hore it exert inince over he et- ad feaguaren ota no aay far Blac to play on the king. Thats porhap the sophisticated par of White's strategy. The erode parti actualy what moat White Dyers are intereatd in, They are going to play hb wd ty and Itnck onthe Kings If Black More the hepawn with ch, they lay Be and ry and make the aacice Bx work Black's strategy Because of the potential dangers for Black on the kingside there are ute a fow players who prefer to delay autling and immediately start ‘persons onthe queneite with vatraBe yeh and “O76 1, Blac sls refrains from playing.e-6, which he usually does, he co‘Sang Ou The King's nc ‘must be earful that Whit ant breakthrough nthe contre with ‘hn alternative just to pay the normal King's Indian moves (Cota ere) and let White do hie wort (vende Black en ple the 9. ‘Bind has White wl as the posbity of lying» Samiseh with 6 £3 Tn ny option 8.26 the more Nexble choice GNgh 05 Tab ab 8 Bed ‘Game 66fetares th immediate [S.Ne6 She (Dingram 6 2.8 86s playable slogan afer 10 Bg Black bres the pn tone sith 10. ol Bick can low up with -NBT end or some pepe tin, 20s Ne6 11 Bed Waite ever plays xg then Black usually recaptures with the Tend 12 exd6 QU! “The chances ar aout lave ‘Theoretical? ‘Both players sould know abot the pnsibe saree on, but ‘ther than tht nt oo heortcal Statistics “Again White wares 66%, thi ae fom 1600 games Mlustrative Games Y¢ Nf 24 g0 Ned Tigi 44 ABE Nged 00 OGD cB 7145 058 hhe fr Na are alternatives with play kay to transpose tothe ‘hore eeton above. 9 Bags tt 9..Qel i bettr mow, ro Bez exis lack wold have kod to play 10. eo 10. but in bth eases ‘White aes on and play Qua. I NxdGt Ba 12 Bx (Diagram 7) ‘The Chinese grandzuser paying Bick pays the prize fo his hoppy opening ple end allons Wha hs thersete sere, 12..Brd6 19 end exh Black sould probably have played 18..Qb6 but it til looks ba ar ‘White retreats hs ish eed plays ha, A Nahb Nbd7 16 QR ‘White now bas an unbreakable pin Tost mins fr him to bring Up the reinereament and deliver ate Bbc-Rof 16 00 RedM 17 Rfet Rxb2 18 Re a 19 Rect Rxat 20 asi [Now the wok ono wl avig to the ings 20.0821 Nag Kg 22 Rg Kh 28 Bx Nas 28. Qu 24 Qh and mate next move. 124 Res! Diagram 8) Black resigns ‘An elegant finish and what an advertisement fo this variation. ‘ane 6 ‘Cre mata ett a4 NB 04 g63 Ned Bg 404 d6 6 Npod wb Forevarned is frearmed asthe sxying goes. During my preparation {ur this game Thad otced what Lede ths lustrous oppo oat inthe previous gums. herefre decided would be prudent to ‘sly casting end aim for queensde pay Ned 6 Tet ‘White can alo ply 7 to prevent 9766 but shen Black opis Tak Playing a6 ad a6 aD any seta ew criminal wast of ‘ine but the pot shat Bick bs secured «coupe of sal ut‘Sting Ot Te King’s nian m sts for hime on the queenside- bs obvious, but after he plays {ST theeSaqare wil alse fal into his ands A pone con tinuation i 8 Be 0094051045 Na 11 Bed Nos 12 Qe Qh 19 aso peevent-. NOGA) 18.-BAT with ¢ comfortable game 7.68 exbs ‘The immodito e425 snot very dangorous as after an exchange one5 ‘White will have wo take bok swhwardy on dt However, 80.00.00 ‘El que pod for White wo Black should probebly pay 8. Nod? ‘.axbs 9640-010 Rb Tm not to convinced by White's plan. He plying hal heartedly on ath ing 10..Nbd7 110-0712 By h6 19 Bed 06 14 Qe? Qe7 15 REAL xia 16 Budd 8617 8 Ne6 (Diagram 9) is kept ocupied by the hole one the las thing he woud want i lack Lah eotabishing anf hare. The move E21, which ‘was roqired to protec: has lo slighty weekoned the kingsde, 1BNM hd 19 Qaz!”Rte8 30 BE Nhs 21 gs 21 Qud6 Qa with ..NEto follow is mac too dangerous for Whit. L ‘wountco unhappy to sete tox ether athe white king position ie eginsing to open up. tachagd 22 ng’ Rad 28g NO 24 Ned Qe 25 Kit? White should have payed 25 6. Now belting. 25.481 26 g5 Diagram 10) 26..Nsf ‘White had soe that 28. dant 27 Qed wan't sn clear but completely overlooked this het. Of ours 27 Bust lane to ded 27 Qf Nxot White takes on 2 Rlack takes ono and if White takes ono Black capture defending his knight on, Ober sytem 2 Nexo due 29 Nued Nad 30 Badd Rade 81 BE Qxa2+ 82 Kel 05.35 NiGr Buf 34 Qufe Rpt! 35 KEL 35 Bg Qe? mate and 5 Kh QP! were alternative wi. 35..Qe4t 36 Kf He2t! White resigne White reigned becnuee of 7 Bae Rea 8 Ke Rie. The Smyslov Variation We shall now ok tthe Snylo system where White plays am a Bd. Pay sare | d& Nf Zot 6 9 Ned BgT 4 NE 46 (0-0) 6 Hyd and ‘ow White wil low wp with 2-3 Diagram 1), ‘hie can be ite King ion sng pein for me came when I euddealymatiedw game whore Saveby ‘ran playing Slack agpna is own atm. He played wah 8 {ind won ell ena Toopod hia end my reslteimproved dram aly T therfore nugget that Blac playa te Smyaloy Defence to he ‘Seselor Variation. Tiss examined in Gamo 68 Theoretical? a "The kncedge required fr Black isnot to extensive but be shold ‘etna be prepared forthe Spay Speen Tecan be unplesant he int prepared andi alo han quite a large band of eappotere Statist Inthe Sayslvaprem White ha acored 50%. When Black play ith leary e725 White sxres even higher at 59% but his Beene the vast ajo of Blak players don follow up correc ”‘ating ut The King's ian Mustrative Games Game &7 (Chart anedoy soho iNOS 2 ot go 3 No8 Bg? ANTS O08 BgS 0.0 6 «3 Nod Black prepare .o-8. 6,5 othe subject of he next gate et! Whive wants tobe ableto meet 7-05 with RA 706 8 Bed After 805 9Rdl Qe? 10006 11 he anther one he point of Get revealed [Exerelge 1: Black would ike orove White's bishop with 11.5 12 Bg Nos Diagram 1) but this no gorda Why? 900 b6 10 Bhd 06 (Diagram 12) ‘Aer proparing B73 it nema trange otto pay it. Neverthe, {he pniton er 10.85 11 8 BU? 12 Nad ve qute unplonaat for ‘lad a can tei from perenelexpenencs audees ‘Thee was no reason to release the central tension, 11 Rf ook ike aged move 1.-dxeb 12 Rad Qe7 19 3 a5 14 Nad Neb 18 Nhs Nxbs 16 (Qub8 gs 17 By NaT 18.19 Nob 19 Qed (6 20 Kh} Be6 21 et Dia. fram 13) 2.fre¢ Note how White only played 4 when the knighton cS could no longer to Te was poe Back to pay 21 ft for 22 BE Rad ‘Waseca play 25 N45! ed 24exds wien he tegains the pice with te Sytem a sineble advastage 22 Need Bis 25 Bds! Ned8 24 Qed3 Mads 25 Qe? Rfed 26 BOL Byod 2 feed Qo? 26 hs Rxdl 39 Rxdl Ra6 90 Kl Rade 31 (Quid BO 32 Qe bs 33 b4 wx 34 urbe 07 38 BO HBT! 36 QaI he 37 Q46+ Mg 36 Bet Black resigns ‘ane Pacha Sin ar 4 14 NIG 4 g6 5 Neb By? 4NTS 09 6ByS db 6 08 cb 7 Bod ‘After 7dao5 des 8 Qui Reds Whit woud ave to play well to draw {he endgnn. Somes Whit blake the centre with 745 when ‘he 8 Bhd e8 weald be standard play, but Hck could alo ry (5 Q66, ping to reach simular postion to the ma ine Tohe 8 Rha BOI? Diagram 14) ‘Thar are a couple of good zeacns for puting the bishop on. Firstly iRensblos Black to play Net After te knights on and have ‘lanppeared te bao on ¢7 becomes vory powerful. The second re sone that covers bi end ins ourprig suber of vritons tie ‘Slow Black to mount decisive analtagasnt the 2 pawa sooNeaTt Diagram e's top on hone Preparing 6, which ent payable at once i ie of 10 Bel fl. lemed by NB; The immediate 8. Ned ian interesting alternative wast, rion Wr aoa ‘Aatrange decision. 10 Rela more logic that Whit can mest {01-Qbe wih 1 3. Sel in Law: Callagher Brsh Championship 1007 Black ha wn structive potion afer IL RES 12 BS S113 [gS Ned 14 Need Bee 15 duc Nacb 16 Ns Tad, 10..Qb61 11 N [Nota good square forthe knight but both 11 Qu2 512 gd Ned 18 n‘Sang Ot Thu ngs an Summary a ‘Need Bue and 11 Qh gS 12 BeS Net 15 Need Dw 14 NA2 Bg 11.Qas 12 Naz ND6 18 Ned {28356 Qi asin evs he poe in iin Now White pes that his problems canbe solved by advange, but Slay sreeready fr tat one 18.4114 Qa Nb Diagram 1) Ata mtn tn Snr i cm any ee may hey mnt slple tt poee smn Wend (Or 19 Nude Ned 16 Geb Neb4 17 Bre ROS 18 Bl dis win ig fr Black 15..@xhd 16 x67 Qbet luc at ew movesllatate wel dhe power the son, naw ‘Ther inn chic fr White a 1 Qo? Qables material 1x Ns Nad 1 0 Ra 2 Daa Das 21 Baa Ba 2) The systems inthis chap are ntti pts can be aen rom the ato tayo jut ae ‘hin the ters 25 BAS aoldsrtam where White resto rede tho impact of Black paving 17-1. Ie appeals to players who nt want work oo muchas What ually paps he ete tal owes aguiet whatever Bic do 5) Wht main iden with geno play Nand then advance his oan egies tc hr et abe ‘must ake care about aries Certain Black paper peter to Asay canting to rotate Whites tacking ambitions 4) Toe Smyebw ete ian awkward line fr Blak ihe insists on apg for 27 5, but a elas ey de fhe pane. or White 8 toon Solution to Exercises Exerc 1:9 Nes i ata bad move. After 9. Neo 10 Nao Bros Blac has tho beter game after both 11 BeS Raa! and 110-0 Neb. His foros are more effectively placed and the dt aguare makes nice home for any numberof eck pier. Exercise 2: Ho would have beon mated after 26. 27 Beh Qui. The sacrifice doen work ater 2 Brg es White can intarpose 2 piecoom nS s. Bxerelse 8: 18. Qhall—a wonderful move which vacates the MS squnr for the lack knight If White now plays 19 Nee then afer 18. NG ho ges checketed. Blacks threatening ~.Ne8 mate. Here sre Wht’ attempts ta tapi 1/20 Bz Qehzy21 Kaha Ng 22 Ke Rt mate 2) 2088 Ng8-21 Khz Bah £8) 20 8 Naga+21 Ke2 Bho 22 KAP Nb double chackoate il jost pala, ‘Tae only chance for White fer 18_Qhit! io pay the sad 198 to prevent NBS. Afar 19. fg) 20 Nee (20 Ne2 Qh) 20-- Ng! Black las dace tat, although the variations are qit camp ‘td. TU ust how one 31 Neab? Gah! 22 Bho Hz 23 Kal NEL ‘20a N+ 26 KER mae. FExerciae 4:18 Rcd! wine a erica pawn at 18. Qud6? 1905+ conte ‘ack his queen. Exercise 5:11 BAM, which i not hat bed « mov, met by ‘sNend 12 fot Qhe> 13 g3 Qubb 14 Qué xo 18 Ned RAB ‘when Black as goed compensation fr th pawn. This an impo. {ant tacts many nes af Use King’s nian Often wl be mare ovasating than in this example ercise 6 After 19 Bah? Naot! 14 feed Qh Black regis the plow with advantage ‘Exercise 7 15..Naot! 16 Neos? (164 mits tho damage; Blak re plies le Nae) 36-Qul! 17 Qeet NO 18 ad Nae 10 ae) Rod {tnd Blak omerese with decisive material advantage 1‘Stang Out Te King ms Bxerclse 8: 10.-Néot! 11 Naat BS and now 12 Nf fail to UZ. Naot 18 Naot Qhat and aftr 12 Bd Bred 19 Bue Blac re sin the pice with an etvegaue(14 Bd 4). ‘Exercise 11 bs? alain Black’ trap, After 11.Nezt! 12 Not [Niet 15 Qao4 BI 14 QP 4 Black wins te rok o Exercise 10: Were you looking for brliant combination? Thea ou ‘were wasting your Sime. The anawer in 24. NOS! and Backs one pe sve pec is bought buck into play. Aer -NA7-8 Whites pain io ‘ogling to look decidedly shay. Exercise 11: [tee pawn to 18 Nag neg 14 Buh. Normally ‘Black could meet 19 Nags wih 18..NgS bat he can't bere as White inal threatening Qh? mnie,