Ilya Smirin - King's Indian Warfare (K-5158)

Smirin annotates his best games in the King’s Indian, explaining his successes, including his mini-match of four games over a decade against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, which Smirin won 2½–1½. 

From sacrificial feasts to positional masterclasses, this book has it all.

Grandmaster Ilya Smirin is a three-time Israeli Champion, with a peak rating over 2700 and probably the most creative grandmaster of his generation.

CONTAINS:

004 Key to Symbols used

005 Foreword by Boris Gelfand

007 Preface

009 1. Always Dangerous

039 2. Kramnik

067 3. The King’s Indian Bishop

107 4. Line Opening

151 5. Destruction of Pawn Structure

169 6. Knight Agility

213 7. Kamikaze Rooks

233 8. Fighting for the Intiative

273 9. Materialism

301 10. Endgames

333 11. My Two Favourite Losses

344 Name Index

349 Game Index