It's not perfect as those who like explanations may find this lacking. As far as repertoire goes, some lines seem to be a draw........which may not be to everyone taste. Some lines are barely in the notes.

However, the rest is great - thoroughly recommended but make no mistake this is an opening book for those who already know a thing or two about the KID.

I guess this review is similar to Top Notch's assesment !

I think if you want to see material that everyone else has to pay for, you should pay for it. I doubt Tony would be too happy if people were posting entire excerpts from Chess Today in his forums.

He reviewed it briefly in chess today

Ametanoitos wrote on 07/14/09 at 13:09:42:



They do not intersect.

@Topnotch.

Semkov's book has very original material, and its logical not to mention any bibliography, since almost none of the variations in there are in any book.
The d6-e6 variation , is not considered in any book.


As for Bologan's book, its very nice, although i think the material he has to cover cannot be exausted in one volume, so alot is missing (if you compare to the density of Khalifman's approach to openings).

I like both books though.

Ametanoitos wrote on 07/14/09 at 13:09:42:


After studying Bologan's book it is not clear to me whether he was aware of Semkov's exact analysis after 13.d6, as his recommendation in that line was not particularly in depth, but moreso concentrated on telling the reader where Black should place his pieces in the short term and emphasizing the need for urgency in his queenside counterplay. For what its worth I don't think the line that Bologan suggests against 13.d6 is covered by Semkov, perhaps he will address it in KILL KID 2.

Bologan does cover the FPA line with 9...Bg4 quite well, particularly after  11.Re1 Re8, and even though his coverage of 11.h3 does not directly address the analysis found in Semkov's book, is still contains plenty food for thought.  

I still believe that Bologan's book is largely unsuitable for players below 2000, but perhaps what I should have said was that Gallaghers Starting Out The Kings Indian served that target audience much better. In any case anyone interested in the KID should have em all in their library. Moreover, from observation, suggesting that an Opening book is over the heads of a certain rating category only makes them want the book even more.  

Regards,

Toppy  

Can anyone tell us how Bologan's book compares to Semkov's book on the 4p attack? Has Semkov refuted the line Bologan offers? 

JEH wrote on 07/09/09 at 16:13:33:


Brave words, 1.e4-boy.