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My apologies Smyslov_fan. This already answers & clarifies my queries. I was too shocked or surprised to think about anything else when I saw 'Smyslov system' against the KID that i didnt read carefully the rest. Mea maxima culpa! Sorry once again!

I still feel 6.Bg5 Saemisch is a nice way to combat Kings Indian. Light on theory and half the time KID kid doesn't know what to do!

Apparently it has not caught the imagination of many 1.d4 players.

Maybe the best way to combat the King's Indian is 1.e4.

Tops

As I understand it, the Smyslov System does not involve Bf4 but rather Bg5, followed by e3 (rather than e4).  It is seen as rather innocuous, but it is not without a certain element of danger for the second player, who can easily be tempted into reckless loosening lunges to 'punish' White for his peaceable approach.

The saemisch is probably the sharpest way of battling the KID these days. The f3 move usually serves as a pivot for the g4,h4 pawn storm on black's positon after q-side castling., ala yugoslav attack in the dragon, or english attack on the Najdorf. This ususally stifles black's thematic K-side attack starting after f5. Black's alternate plan woud be to create q-side play with the Byrne system ...a6, ...c6 ...b5 or the Panno ....Nc6, ...a6,....Rb1,....b5 which will allow q-side play or center play. Play is complex for both sides in the saemisch.

For something a little more 'subdued' the fianchtto system would be a good system. But black also has the potential of storming the q-side. I remember this game by Bronstein which i saw eons ago where he stormed the q-side with his a-pawn and pieces, sucessfully opening up the a  & b files & finally penetrating with his rooks. White's plan is to strengthen his centre and look for some play on the K-side. or the centre later on.

Alternatively there are systems which restrain certain moves eg the Averbach with 6.Bg5 to restrain the 6...e5 move. Or the Petrosian system with 7.d5 & 8 Bg5 to blunt the effect of black's eventual f5.

In the main line...white allows black's k-side push whilst storming the Q-side with the Bayonet attack.

Of course there is the 4 pawns attack - probably the most overtly aggressive system against black. The saemisch was supposedly a more 'subdued' version of the 4 -pawns. Since you are not looking for something to aggressive, I shall not recommend this to you.

Whatever the system you choose ......as long as you are playing against the KID you cannot help but be prepared to play sharply as well unfortunately. There's really no such thing as a quiet positional white game against the KID.

However if at the end of the day.. if you decide that play against the KID is too sharp for your liking..... than it would have to be an anti-indian - Tromp or Torre. Being a KID player I REALLY hate those anti -indians.

Thanks a million for the games Castlerock, I will have a look at them tonight.

Another couple of games. First is a smooth win. Second is a murder before suicide

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Ne5 12. Nf2 Bd7 13. Be2 Bc8 14. O-O h5
15. Rae1 b6 16. h3 Bb7 17. f4 Ned7 18. Bc4 Qc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. d6 Qc6 21.
Nfe4 exf4 22. Rxf4 Nxe4 23. Bxf7+ Kh7 24. Nxe4 Rf8 25. Be7 Ne5 26. Ng5+ Kh8
27. Rf6 Nc4 28. Qf2 Ne5 29. Rxe5


1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 Nbd7
7.Nh3 c5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nf2 Qa5 10.Qd2 a6 11.Be2 Rb8 12.a4
Bd7 13.0-0 Qb4 14.b3 Bc8 15.a5 b5 16.f4 Ned7 17.Rfb1
Ne8 18.Rc1 bxc4 19.Bxc4 Nef6 20.Nd3 Nxe4 21.Qe1 Bd4+
22.Kf1 Bxc3 23.Qxe4 Qb7 24.Rxc3 Re8 25.Rcc1 Nf8 26.Qf3
Bf5 27.Kg1 Qa7 28.Bh4 Bxd3 29.Qxd3 Nd7 30.Bf2 Nf6
31.Rab1 Qd7 32.Bxa6 Ra8 33.Bb5 Qd8 34.Bxe8 Qxe8 35.a6
Qc8 36.Ra1 Qb8 37.Ra4 Ng4 38.Bg3 Qb6 39.f5?? c4+
40.Kf1 cxd3 41.Rxg4

If you are interested in the Samisch set-up, you could do worse than think about f3 in response to most Indians, including the Nimzo.  Hans Berliner's The System advocates this repertoire.  His notion of a "system" is a little skewed, but the chess is good and is worth a look.