Thanks for the information. Ordered both Kornev volumes today.

Confused_by_Theory wrote on 03/21/17 at 16:53:39:


If you combine Kornev and Barsky, then you can't go 1. c4 Nf6 as per Kornev as you are in a full fat KID, and Barsky only covers 1. d4 d6.

You can get to a KID set up via e.g. 1. c4 e5 or 1. c4 d6
Explosive repertoire covers you there.

Hey.

Confused_by_Theory wrote on 03/21/17 at 16:12:11:
JEH wrote on 03/21/17 at 16:16:57:

Ideally one without 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 as a load-bearing part of the construct . 

Don't have Yrjölä and Tella. Quite like Barskys 1...d6 book though .

Have a nice day.

Hi.

MNb wrote on 03/20/17 at 20:39:36:

To be fair though. White also gets a misplaced rook to work with.

In my experience a decent percentage of white players are inclined not to go Nh3 as long as Bxh3 is possible, while quite a few black players (basically including me, even though I would seriously consider Bxh3 against a stronger opponent to get the game less dynamic) are not to keen on going Bxh3 when they see Nh3. Interesting strategic choice/-es anyway. Hard to say what is objectively best.

Paul Brondal wrote on 03/21/17 at 09:02:58:

Yes. Korneev makes a good effort and the book is very nice. I don't know how to put it in another way. Still. You will need to study other lines as well. In the long term you will get problems if you don't do this and face competent opposition regularly.

Tiger's book is filled with a bit more random stuff, but I like it very much as well (Have a signed copy - "Good luck with this folly" sign. Tiger ). If there is a choice I need to make about which book to bring to tournaments I've brought Tiger's even over Vigus' book many times and that  says a lot because I think Vigus book is the best I've read so far and I got it as one of my earliest chess books.

Well. Korneev covers the clean KID in his other volume (Edit: which I have) so getting both is not non-sensical.
Personally I would like to see a serious non-Nf6 KID repertoire some day. Likely a looooooong way of though.

Have a nice day.

Ah, Kornev gives White something to work with: the pair of bishops. It's not much, sure, but as the position might get open at some point it's a little bit more than absolutely nothing.
I would rather recommend 7...h5 8.Nh3 Nbd7 9.Ng5 Qa5 as I think it a very tough nut to crack for White, who won't get the sharp play he/she'd expect after Be3, Qd2 and f3.
Just my patzer opinion of course.

Confused_by_Theory wrote on 03/19/17 at 05:27:38:


To get things complete - what about 6.f3 b5 7.h4 (imo most promising, but not promising more than interesting equality) ?

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What does he recommend after 5 Qd2 c6 (presumably) 6 Nf3, and after 6 f3 b5 (assuming he gives this) 7 g4? (After 6 0-0-0 I imagine Black should play 6 ...b5 7 f3 Qa5!?.)