TopNotch wrote on 02/05/07 at 00:38:14:



Yes, that is good advice, and it is becoming my preferred method of becoming acquainted with an opening.  Does anyone know Hickl's or Norwood's alias on ICC, or any other FM/IM/GM on ICC with a KIA based repertoire?  (Because it's so amorphous, I haven't found a good way to do ECO searches on the KIA.)

Also, Morozevic has a few KIA games to his credit (some of which can be found on this site).  Also, Chigorin played it in his match against Tarrasch.  Don't know if it was part of his repertoire throughout his career.

I also see references to Dvoretsky's book on opening training whenever the KIA comes up.  Apparently he has a good chapter on opening preparation or something and he uses the KIA as an example.  I don't have this book, but maybe someone else can comment on it.

You might want to take a look at some of Fischer and Stein's games as well !

Emms is probably the best.  He also recommend it in his attacking with 1e4 repertoire book v French !

Good luck

Andrew Brett

AcuWill wrote on 02/03/07 at 13:56:07:


I think this query really belongs in the Flank Openings section, as this section is devoted to the Kings Indian Defence.

Nevertheless one way to tackle your problem is to choose a strong player that uses the Kings Indian Attack often and try to model your repertoire accordingly. Two such players I believe are (GM) Jorg Hickl and retired(GM) David Norwood but there are many others to choose from.

Hope that helps.

Tops

Starting Out: King's Indian Attack by Emms.
King's Indian Attack by Smith & Hall
Ultimate King's Indian Attack by Angus Dunnington

In my opinion, none provides a very good systematic basis for playing this "system opening."  In part this is due to the nature of the opening itself -- after the first 7 moves (which many consider to be a "system") the options for either side are still endless and there is no really clear objective for either side.  In all 3 books, a lot of the analysis is to the effect of  "Also interesting is 8.c3, while 8.b3 has had some success.  8.c4 is an aggressive attempt to gain space, and 8.Nc3 is passive but sound."

Of the three, I think I would lean towards Dunnington's as providing the best explanation of ideas, although none really stands out over the others.