parisestmagique wrote on 10/11/06 at 15:24:52:
A lot of KID players are afraid of the variation : 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.b4 and you ?
There's really not that much to be afraid of concerning the Bayonet. Look how Kramnik got dispatched in the Bayonet here:
[Event "Russia vs The Rest of the World"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kramnik"]
[Black "Smirin"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "78"]
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. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 11. bxa5 f5 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. c5 Rxa5 14. cxd6
cxd6 15. a4 Bh6 16. Ba3 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 fxe4 18. Bb5 Bf5 19. h3 Ra8 20. g4
Bc8 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Bd7 23. Bf1 Bxa4 24. Bb4 b5 25. Ra3 Rc8 26. Rc3
Qb6 27. Bg2 Rxc3 28. Bxc3 Bb3 29. Re1 Bc4 30. Ba5 Qb7 31. Rd1 Rf4 32. Bc3
Bb3 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. d6 Qd7 35. Rc1 Bc4 36. Qb4 Nc8 37. Qc5 Nxd6 38. Qxe5
Rf8 39. Rd1 Nf7 0-1
Also, look at the encounters between Kramnik and Gelfand in the Bayonet. Kramnik ever even came close to beating Gelfand in it.