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Dangerous Weapons: 7…Nbd7 in the Classical
Inspired largely by the success of Radjabov and Bologan I recently decided to add this still relatively underrated but interesting line to my Black repertoire. An opportunity soon arose for me to give...

Started 04/17/09 at 02:42:56 by TopNotch
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By: FreeRepublic
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Classical 10.Be3 line question [Please Help]
Hi all,
I'm considering playing a line against the Classical KID in a corr. game that I've never looked at before.
I'd be white and am looking at getting the position below. Everyone who's p...

Started 05/18/15 at 16:52:35 by 2TonCarMoon
3 3511 Last Post 08/04/15 at 07:57:51
By: 2TonCarMoon
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New Idea in Main Line King's Indian
I am curious as to why 9..c6 is not played after 9. Ne1. The move puts pressure on the center and prepares the b5 pawn break. 
I have been toying around with the move with Houdini. Houdini evalua...

Started 12/15/11 at 13:45:30 by Reverse
0 2226 Last Post 12/15/11 at 13:45:29
By: Reverse
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New Idea in Main Line King's Indian
I am curious as to why 9..c6 is not played after 9. Ne1. The move puts pressure on the center and prepares the b5 pawn break. 
I have been toying around with the move wit Houdini. Houdini evaluat...

Started 12/15/11 at 13:42:39 by Reverse
0 4314 Last Post 12/15/11 at 13:42:38
By: Reverse
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9. Ne1 with 13. a4
In the following (9. Ne1) line:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13. a4, 
this site recommends 13. ...a5. I hav...

Started 01/05/05 at 15:35:35 by Kevin Ludwig (Guest)
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By: Kevin Ludwig (Guest)
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Clsassical KID 9. Ne1, 11.Rf7!?
Hi forum members,
I was wondering if any of you have any thoughts on 11...Rf7 in the classical 9.Ne1 line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd...

Started 01/13/10 at 07:05:47 by topandkas
7 4949 Last Post 01/18/10 at 18:45:58
By: BPaulsen
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Bayonet attack the old fashioned way
I was playing through this game, where Van Wely takes on Radjabov in his old love the g3 bayonet. It seems his move 20 may cast serious doubt on this line for black:
[Event "38th Olympiad"]
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Started 11/17/08 at 10:43:42 by Willempie
9 5849 Last Post 03/10/09 at 23:02:30
By: jarechu
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How to deal with the 7...Nbd7 8.Be3 Re8 line
I continue to see the following line played and recommended here and there:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Re8
There was a time i considered this l...

Started 02/08/12 at 13:47:23 by Ametanoitos
4 5990 Last Post 02/09/12 at 23:31:26
By: Daniel
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Glek variation
is there a line that scares people away from: 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 exd4 8Nxd4 Re8 9f3 Nc6????   I believe that Glek played this often...   
Thanks,<br...

Started 09/21/11 at 00:34:53 by Zatara
3 3314 Last Post 09/22/11 at 09:24:10
By: MartinC
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Debunking the Kaufman/Kacheishvili Line
I'm obviously pretty late to the party, but I've been updating my KID notes now that I have some time, and noticed that Kaufman's recommendation in The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White has been re...

Started 07/29/14 at 02:49:23 by TonyRo
12 12382 Last Post 09/16/14 at 17:38:12
By: TonyRo
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Profylaxis in the main line
I came across an interesting idea which GM Bauer seems to like and play often in the main line of the KID:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
(The following ide...

Started 04/23/10 at 09:41:20 by Ametanoitos
11 7106 Last Post 04/29/10 at 11:18:40
By: Michael Ayton
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Tricky move oder in Classic KI 10. f3, 11. Nd3
Hi,
I have a general questions to the position that arises after 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Nd3
There dif...

Started 09/05/09 at 10:02:10 by PatzerKing
9 5428 Last Post 09/09/09 at 09:56:30
By: Ametanoitos
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TN in the Exchange  KID?
Hi,
Recently I faced a (at least for me) TN in the Exchange KID. After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Rf8 11.Nd5 c6 12.Ne7+ Kh8 13...

Started 11/22/04 at 08:51:32 by Cnelis
2 2413 Last Post 12/10/04 at 04:57:23
By: JEGutman
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KID - Na6
Playing black against Vesko Spasov of Bulgaria (2559) - (game in progress) -
Does anyone think white has any advantage at all?  Has to fight maybe, just for equality.    Isn't the KID fun?  Doesn...

Started 01/27/03 at 00:15:35 by nottop
2 3032 Last Post 07/24/03 at 08:14:30
By: Tzanidakis Michael (Guest)
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Eljanov's 9 Qd1-c2!? in the Classical KID
Any comments on this move? It is *extremely* rare, but Eljanov has played it more than once and he hit 2760, so it cannot be all bad.
Thanks for any response.
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Started 07/05/13 at 10:53:04 by notyetagm
8 8771 Last Post 10/29/13 at 20:25:34
By: Anders
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Re1 in the Na6 variation is a pain in my a$$
Hey guys. this is teyko. I was wondering if anyone knew of any lines where black could fight for a win versus the 8.Re1in the 7...Na6 variation of the King's Indian. 
In Gallagher's book, he reco...

Started 03/02/05 at 20:13:36 by Teyko
0 1581 Last Post 03/02/05 at 20:13:35
By: Teyko
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How potent is the Makogonov variation?
I am thinking of picking up this system against the KID. While all the rage seems to be about the Bayonet, I must say the more I look at the  Makogonov, the more I like it. Black does not seem to get ...

Started 02/11/07 at 18:17:35 by Antillian
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By: Bibs
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well-known KID main-line game
Hey everyone, first time posting on this site:
A lot of you may be familiar with the KID game Piket-Kasparov, Tilburg 1989.  Here are the moves:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 ...

Started 05/05/04 at 18:11:19 by gsmith1023
1 2106 Last Post 05/06/04 at 00:00:45
By: Glenn Snow
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Theory in the line 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 0-0 6 h3 c5 7 d5
I'd be really grateful for the responses of KID experts to two questions I have about the line given above:
(1) In the well-known line 7 ...e6 8 Bd3 ed 9 ed, what is the current status of 9 ...Qe...

Started 05/29/04 at 08:30:05 by Michael Ayton
0 1658 Last Post 05/29/04 at 08:30:04
By: Michael Ayton
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12. Bf3, in the Bayonet Attack
Hello, All; In the recently concluded Corus super-tournament, GM Radjabov has had some sucess using the King's Indian. In two games, he defeated both GM Van Wely and GM Shirov in the Bayonet Attack. T...

Started 02/15/07 at 02:43:54 by BearerOfBadNews
5 4052 Last Post 07/03/07 at 09:44:11
By: Ametanoitos
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