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Re: KID Repertoire Book focused around ...e5 advance
Reply #3 - 01/23/09 at 18:01:43
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Thanks for the feedback so far.  Based on what I had read in reviews (and on what I have seen of Golubev's personal repertoire), I was not considering his book so much.  But I will give it another look.  I agree that the Smyslov probably requires a different approach (I used to play ...c5 against that, actually).  I was glad to be reminded to look at Kasparov's games, and recalled an old book by Otto Borik I had hidden away which turned out to be quite useful in looking at his KID repertoire.  I also ordered another book by K. and Keene called "Kasparov on the KID."  The Panno is also a good idea, and that may be another reason to consider Golubev.
  
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Re: KID Repertoire Book focused around ...e5 advance
Reply #2 - 01/23/09 at 00:11:17
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Just leafing through Golubev's "Understanding the King's Indian", I see defences based on ...e5 as the main or only recommendation against everything except the Smyslov system (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5)! OK it's not strictly a repertoire book, but as a games collection with mostly ...e5-based games it is a solid base to build from.

Against the Sämisch he gives the Panno (...Nc6/a6/Rb8 and sometimes ...Re8 are played before ...e5). He feels this can ble played against all White's 6th moves (6.Be3, 6.Bg5 and 6.Nge2), though a couple of critical lines look a bit problematic for Black. 6.Be3 can of course be met by the direct 6...e5, but this is losing against 6.Bg5 and dubious against 6.Nge2. An interesting "non-c5" way to try to take advantage of 6.Nge2 is the Byrne System 6...a6 7.Be3 c6 intending ...b5.

Against the 4 pawns he gives 6...Na6 (the best way to play for ...e5) and if 7.Be2 e5, although against 7.Bd3 he prefers 7...Bg4!?. Gallagher's old "Beating the Anti-King's Indians". also covered 6...Na6 in the 4PA, and is more of a repertoire book. But it's 15 years old now...
  

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Re: KID Repertoire Book focused around ...e5 advance
Reply #1 - 01/22/09 at 16:16:15
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It's certainly feasible to play for ...e5 against the Four Pawns (and almost everything else), but I don't think I've ever seen a book advocating such a thoroughgoing ...e5 repertoire.
It occurs to me that Kasparov has played ...e5 against all of White's major lines ...
  
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KID Repertoire Book focused around ...e5 advance
01/22/09 at 16:00:43
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I am getting back into the KID and looking for a good repertoire book that focuses on lines where Black plays an early ...e5 advance -- including the Classical main lines, of course, but also against typical alternatives like the fianchetto, the Saemisch, even maybe the Four Pawns (though that's probably pushing it).  I rather like Gufeld's approach, which is what I first learned, but I feel his "Winning with the KID" and "The Art of the KID" are a bit dated.  I also have Gallagher's "Play the KID" but find he has a bit too much on ...c5 lines -- though some of his coverage (including against the Auerbach and Classical) is great.  Any recommendations, including players, game collections, etc., are most welcome.
  
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