Jacob Aagaard wrote on 11/10/08 at 09:02:14:


From the Grandmaster Repertoire 1.d4 - Volume 1 Thread.

This is not confirmed on the Quality Chess website, so it is not impossible that the date has been changed to early 2009.

Or alternatively, you could send Aagaard a PM to inquire about the intended publication date of the book.

Out of the three lines given, the 6.h3 Makogonov Variation looks like the easiest to play, the Bayonet with 9.b4 is probably the most promising and the 9.Ne1 Korchnoi Variation is the most difficult to play, requiring both excellent preparation and very accurate defence.

Aagaard, do you know whether Markos recommends 8.Be3 or 8.Re1 against the 7...Na6 variation? It was covered in Luis Comas Fabrego's book "True Lies in Chess" by Quality Chess, and when I browsed the chapter at a friend's place, he certainly gave a convincing case in favour of the variation. Although the coverage was predominantly the most popular 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.de5 variation if I remember correctly).

I noticed that Jan Markos plays the King´s Indian too with Black.

I recently found out from the 'Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.d4' topic that the book "Beat the KID" by Markos will be released by Quality Chess in the next week or two.

I also found out that the book will cover three variations against the King's Indian. These three variations are: The Bayonet Attack (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); The "Korchnoi" Variation (as above, but with 9.Ne1); and finally, The Krasenkow Variation, sometimes called the Makogonov (as above, but with 6.h3). I assume that Black's move 6-8 alternatives in the first two recommended variations will be covered as well.

This looks like another excellent book from Quality Chess.