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J. Konikowski, R. Ullrich - The King's Indian Attack... Properly Played (K-5645)
K-5645
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Any player who prefers to rely on main lines will be weil acquainted with the problem of the sheer masses of opening theory. And as they do not stop growing, there's always the risk that sooner or later they will grow over one's head.
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| Language versions | English |
| Author / Authors | Jerzy Konikowski, Robert Ullrich |
| Publisher | Joachim Beyer Verlag |
| Year of Publication | 1st edition 2018 |
| Pages | 299 |
| ISBN | 9783959209748 |
| Hardcover | No |
| Paperback | Yes |
| Downloadable | No |
| Width | 15 cm / 5.90 inch |
| Height | 21 cm / 8.27 inch |
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Therefore, the wish for a simpler approach is understandable. The wish for an opening that does not necessarily aim for the earliest possible advantage. The wish for general conditions which ensure that the beginning of the game can be carried out without great risks and that the actual combat action begins in the middle game.
And, indeed, such an opening does exist - the so-called 'King's Indian Attack'. It ofters a strategically interesting approach to the treatment of the opening which allows one to avoid all elaborate lines. In a simplified way one might call it: a lid that fits every pot. White initially only puts the king's pawn in the center. Then he turns it into a very solid central bridgehead and develops his forces in the spirit of the 'King's Indian Defence'. And what happens next depends on the defence that Black is going to choose.
And far from being 'second-rate stuft', this opening must be taken very seriously. This becomes clear after a look at which top players have or had it in their repertoire. We only want to mention (representative of many others) the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik right now. Hear about others in the book.
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Content
010 Symbols
011 Preface
014 Introduction
Chapter 1
019 The King's Indian Attack against the French Defence (theoretical section)
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2)
037 Line 1: The continuation 3.Qe2
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Qe2)
051 Line 2: The continuation 5...g6
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.g3 g6)
066 Line 3: The continuation 5...Bd6
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bd6)
081 Line 4: The continuation 7...0-0
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0)
123 Line 5: The continuation 7...Qc7
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 Qc7)
134 Line 6: The continuation 7 b6
(1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 b6)
Chapter 2
146 The King's Indian Attack against the Sicilian Defence (theoretical section)
(1.e4 c5 2.d3)
148 Line 1: The continuation 2...e6
(1.e4 c5 2.d3 e6)
177 Line 2: The continuation 2...Nc6
(1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6)
191 Line 3: The continuation 3...g6
(1.e4 c5 2.d3 g6)
Chapter 3
204 The King's Indian Attack against 1 e5 (theoretical section)
(1.e4 e5 2.d3)
Chapter 4
216 The King's Indian Attack against the Caro-Kann Defence (theoretical section)
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2)
217 Line 1: The continuation 3...e5
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5)
231 Line 2: The continuation 3...dxe4
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4)
240 Line 3: The continuation 3...g6
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6)
251 Line 4: The continuation 3...Qc7
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Qc7)
259 Line 5: The continuation 3...Nf6
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
268 Line 6: The continuation 3...Nd7
(1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nd7)
Chapter 5
277 The King's Indian Attack against the Pirc Defence
(1.e4 d6 2.d3)
Chapter 6
285 The King's Indian Attack against the Nimzowitsch Defence
(1.e4 Nc6 2.d3)
Chapter 7
268 The King's Indian Attack against the Alekhine Defence
(1.e4 Nf6 2.d3)
295 Epilogue
296 List of names
299 List of sources