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Sämisch
Sämisch
[E80-E89]
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Fianchetto Variation
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[E62-E69]
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Four Pawns
Four Pawns
[E76-E79] & [A68-A69]
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By: Frankly
King's Indian King's Indian
Complete King's Indian [A41-42, A53-55, A68-69 & E60-99] with GM Nigel Davies
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I remember a book advocating the Bg5 line vs KID
I remember a relatively recent repertoire book advocating, among others the "quiet" line with Nf3, Bg5 and e3 vs the KID, but I somehow forgot its title and author. I may have seen it on Amazon... any...

Started 05/01/17 at 21:18:44 by grandpatzer
6 6076 Last Post 07/28/24 at 09:11:52
By: stevediaz
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KIA Forum
I just registered. Is there a KIA forum? ???

Started 05/10/04 at 18:51:21 by Minji
7 4221 Last Post 01/07/08 at 15:54:46
By: cnelod
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Taking up KID
I am trying to find something to replace my Benko (too many sidelines, so I never get to play my main line, and even when I do it is a hard position... so either I get a difficult position, or I get o...

Started 11/19/07 at 01:01:42 by JonHecht
7 4164 Last Post 11/23/07 at 18:07:26
By: Smyslov_Fan
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How do you guys play the London?
I'm just curious, how do KID players play against the London.  what set-up do you use and where do you place your Nb8 and do you play e5 or c5?

Started 04/07/04 at 08:31:49 by Najdorf_Player
4 3173 Last Post 02/06/07 at 19:27:09
By: TopNotch
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Averbach variation of KID
I saw a game between Ivkov and Gheorghiu that begins in this way:
1. d4 nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. nc3 bg7 5. e4 d6 in which black deviates from benoni entering in a KID- Averbach variation. Of cou...

Started 03/15/05 at 18:00:19 by Max
1 2201 Last Post 03/16/05 at 05:09:06
By: The King
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Golubev's UNDERSTANDING THE KING'S INDIAN
Does anyone here know GM Golubev well enough to ask him how his book for Gambit is coming? I am working my way through Gallagher's recent KID books to learn the KID and am looking forward to adding hi...

Started 07/19/05 at 17:33:01 by notyetagm
2 2126 Last Post 08/17/05 at 07:47:14
By: bulgroz
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Quick question
I am an e4 player but against a certain opponent I think I have better chances playing against his Kings-Indian than against his Najdorf. 
A few of his games have gone as follows and I am 95% sur...

Started 02/09/10 at 22:06:35 by VikingForce
4 2645 Last Post 02/12/10 at 09:12:51
By: Lou_Cyber
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Question about KID positions
The line I am talking about is:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 h5 10. dxe5 dxe5 (10... g5 11. exd6 gxh4 12. Nb5 cxd6 13. Nxd6+ Kf8 14. Qd...

Started 10/25/08 at 03:52:48 by sssthepro
3 2128 Last Post 10/29/08 at 12:06:11
By: sssthepro
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Fascinating Line in the Averbakh
Hello!
In Gallagher's book, "Play the King's Indian" he makes mention of an exciting subvariation in the Averbakh that involves a piece sacrifice. The moves leading up to it are as follows: <br /...

Started 08/15/10 at 00:47:32 by mlz3
2 2328 Last Post 08/19/10 at 02:32:39
By: TonyRo
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smyslov
and what about the smyslov system, it looks dangerous for B

Started 02/08/06 at 19:46:27 by xtra(Guest) (Guest)
1 1606 Last Post 02/08/06 at 20:10:40
By: BladezII
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Ktg1-e2-c3 in the QP Modern and Anti-Grünfeld
I've recently been experimenting in blitz games with this idea :
- 1. d4 Ktf6 ; 2. c4 g6 ; 3. f3 Bg7 (3. ...d5 is probably most Grünfeld players' choice anyway, but that is another story) ; 4. e4...

Started 09/21/07 at 01:03:05 by Uberdecker
2 1808 Last Post 10/09/07 at 00:18:29
By: LeeRoth
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Kings Indian vs. [1. d4 and 1. c4 and 1. Nf3]?
Hi there,
at the moment I'm searching for a way handling 1. d4 without using 1. ...d5. This leads me to the Grunfeld and the Kings Indian, I am attracted by both openings, but I want a solid defe...

Started 03/11/08 at 15:19:44 by SchwarzRotGold
3 2106 Last Post 03/11/08 at 17:50:57
By: Matemax
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Early Bg4 (without 0-0)
I have wondered, compared to the variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 may it not be better for black to play 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4? The idea is...

Started 10/18/06 at 05:44:56 by Bonsai
3 2245 Last Post 10/29/06 at 23:22:08
By: Bonsai
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Old Indian
Again a new thread and again a request to GM Viktor. A detailed coverage of Old Indian is requested. In fact, this is one of the reasons I chose KID site, but to my dismay there is absolutely no cover...

Started 04/30/05 at 12:32:54 by castlerock
3 2605 Last Post 05/07/05 at 10:46:20
By: MNb
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Are K.I.D players really getting key ideas
As most of you know, I am an avid Dragon, K.I.D and now Scotch player (switched from the BDG), but I am wondering if we are getting the key games of the K.I.D. 
A recent search on chesslab's data...

Started 10/10/06 at 18:43:50 by Teyko
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18 10023 Last Post 10/23/06 at 15:34:15
By: Teyko
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KID->Leningrad Dutch
Hi people,
I liked to play the KID but since some time ago I've been trying some different defences to 1.d4. I've come back to the KID and I believe that it will be to stay for a long time. I'm w...

Started 09/20/06 at 09:59:43 by Holbox
4 2896 Last Post 09/28/06 at 14:32:04
By: Holbox
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A KID Game that I played
I played this KID game as White. I am not really sure where I played wrongly, and got a really bad position out of the opening. Can someone help me?
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6...

Started 04/26/08 at 00:29:23 by sssthepro
2 2080 Last Post 04/26/08 at 13:45:24
By: sssthepro
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? about Andrew Martin's new book?
I've heard that IM Andrew Martin is working on a  book about the King's Indian Defence, "Pressure Play in the King's Indian Defense", does anybody know something? When is it going to be released and/o...

Started 06/12/03 at 06:58:51 by Kiwi
1 3070 Last Post 06/12/03 at 10:41:44
By: Andrew Martin (Guest)
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Anyone writing Chess Explained: King's Indian?
Boy would I love to have GM Joe Gallagher write this book.

Started 03/29/08 at 08:29:05 by notyetagm
12 5385 Last Post 04/16/08 at 18:50:29
By: Ender
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Antipathy of 1. d4 Players Towards KID
I'm fooling around with many defenses to d4 and the KID is one of them. However, when I talk to White players about it or even mention it, they get very defensive and start slandering it. "I crush it!...

Started 10/07/07 at 06:53:46 by exigentsky
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