OldGrizzly wrote on 02/10/09 at 07:40:00:


Quite right, I honestly don't know what I was thinking when I posted that, perhaps the hour was late. Let me just add that after the seemingly crazy 22.bxc7?! the reply 22...Bh3, though aesthetically pleasing, may in fact turn out better for White. Luckily the prosaic 22...Rxc7! should suffice for Black.

Toppy    

rossia wrote on 02/08/09 at 18:59:51:


Thanks for the compliment.

I wish I could say I found the powerful 21...Nh4 over the board but alas it was mostly home preparation, inspired in large part by the Charbonneau game alluded to earlier.

To be honest I was slightly disappointed as my opponent didn't allow me to show anything new, losing in the same way as Charbonneau's opponent did, only with the exception of three extra moves.

Many players are still relying heavily on the Khaliman books, but theory marches on. Instead of the very human but losing 22.Re1, he must try something like 22.Ra2, 22.Re2 or 22.Bd3 but in all cases Black gets a very strong attack that is extremely difficult to cope with over the board. My opponent was visibly shaken during and after the game and understandably so, even in the post mortem he remained shell shocked and expressed disbelief that the position after 23...Rg7 was simply lost.

The Bayonet/Kramink attack these days is played by many players looking for a quiet and safe life, happily applying queenside pressure while having to worry little about the brutal mating attacks so typical of the Mar del Plata variation. Nevertheless as was seen, White is never totally immune from attack in these Classical mainlines.

Indeed a major reason why I fell in love with KID is that one, it often does not feel like you are playing the Black pieces and two When white is successful it usually means that he wins a couple of pawns on the Queenside but when Black is successful it usually means Check Mate. 

Toppy

He's an IM, and he was referring to the game Roussel Roozman - Charbonneau, Montreal 2008, which he pointed out earlier.

But maybe I shouldn't be answering for him.  So, never mind.

TopNotch wrote on 02/03/09 at 17:17:45:


Very nice game indeed! And your Elo is?

By the way in the position after 21.Bg1


we have only one game in Mega 2008, Informants 1-102. But there isn't mentioned the move you played.

You found it over the board or?

Welcome Mr Golubev,

I'm very happy you're in charge of the KID section

I tried to send an email at your @chesspublishing mail address but it didn't work - is the mail account already setup ?

Regards,

BlkSabb wrote on 02/04/09 at 07:04:41:


Normally not. 

First of all, there is not much King's Indian in Chess Today. Maybe one or two annotated (not necessarily be me) games per month.

Excellent! Thank you Grandmasters Golubev, and Kosten.  

I'm also excited about this section.
As the Markos book has already had a mention in the opening theory section could we have some ideas/opinion/clarification on the h3 lines as mentioned elsewhere in the forum.

Markos' alternative line offered with g3 seems to be floundering a little and whilst I offered Enders an idea of my own I would be very appreciative of Golubevs and other members ideas in this line.

Nelson

The excitment continues  

For one of my first corr. games I followed "Understanding the KI" and played a knight-sac given as interesting in the book. I think (no I am sure...) I was lost at some point, but much to my surprise my opp missed the kill!



I now play the suggestion (Piket) of "Understanding the Kings Indian" 25...Ng2!? (p. 21)

The complete game (for chess masochists  ):

[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2006"]
[Round "-"]
[White "2276 Fide (first corr tournament as me!) "]
[Black " Matemax"]
[ECO "E99"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 
8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Rc1 Ng6 14.c5 
Nxc5 15.b4 Na6 16.Nd3 h5 17.Nb5 Bd7 18.a4 Bh6 19.Rc3 b6 20.Be1 
Rf7 21.Nf2 Nh4 22.Nxd6 cxd6 23.Bxa6 Qe8 24.Qe2 g4 25.fxg4 Nxg2 
26.Kxg2 hxg4 27.Kg1 f3 28.Qb2 Rh7 29.Nh1 Bf4 30.Bg3 Qh5 31.Bb7 
Rf8 32.Bc6 Bc8 33.Qf2 Qg5 34.Rb1 Rf6 35.Rb2 Rfh6 36.Qe1 Rh3 37.Bb5 
Bb7 38.Bf1 R3h5 39.a5 a6 40.axb6 Qd8 41.Rc7 Rxc7 42.bxc7 Qxc7 
43.Nf2 Qh7 44.Nxg4 Qg6 45.Bxf4 exf4 46.h3 Bc8 47.Rh2 Bxg4 48.hxg4 
Qxg4+ 49.Kh1 Qg6 50.Qf2 Rxh2+ 51.Qxh2 Qxe4 52.Bxa6 Qxb4 53.Qh3 
Qe1+ 54.Bf1 Qg3 55.Qe6+ Kg7 56.Qe7+ Kg8 57.Qe6+ Kg7 58.Bh3 f2 
59.Qe7+ Kg6 60.Qxd6+ Kg7 61.Qe7+ Kg6 62.Qe4+ Kf6 63.Qe6+ Kg7 
64.Qe5+ Kf8 65.Qf6+ Ke8 66.Qe6+ Kf8 67.Qf6+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

On behalf of myself and all the forum posters, I just wanted to extend a warm welcome.

I very much look forward to your coverage on the KID site, and it is my fervent wish that your stay be long and fruitful.  

I predict exciting times ahead.

Here is one of my very recent efforts played on the 03/02/09:

I entitle it: Opening for White According to Kramnik Busted or perhaps more piquantly Hoisted by one's own Bayonet  

Fide Master vs TopNotch - National Championship 1st Qualifier 2009  

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 Ne8 10.c5 f5 11.Nd2 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.Nc4 g5 14.Ba3 Ng6 15.b5 dxc5 16.Bxc5 Rf7 17.a4 h5 18.a5 g4 19.b6 g3 20.Kh1 Bf8!? 21.Bg1 Nh4!![Thanks Charbonneau] 22.Re1 Nxg2!! 23.Kxg2 Rg7 24.Nxe5 gxh2+ 25.Kh1 Nxe4!! 26.Ng4 Ng3+ 27.Kxh2 Qh4+ 28.Kg2 Qh1+ Resigns 0-1 Its mate in two.

The KID lives, long live the KID!!

Toppy