by Victor Bologan, 356pp. (2009 Chess Stars)

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World-class grandmaster Victor Bologan (Elo 2690) offers a complete Black repertoire based on "probably the most romantic response to 1 d4" (Bologan) - the King's Indian Defence.

He explains the concept of the book as follows: "I have tried to reveal to you the true spirit of the King's Indian Defence – to uncover for you its secrets and to show you its typical resources. The Yugoslavian "Chess Encyclopedia" devotes almost a half of Volume 5 to the K.I.D., with indexes from E60 up to E99. However, I did not feel bound by these frames, despite their size, and I have tried to explain to you when Black should direct the fight in the spirit of the Benko Gambit or the Modern Benoni... The book is written for chess players of all levels, since the principles of the King’s Indian Defence are equally applicable to the amateurs as well as to the super-grandmasters."

Contents

Preface
Part 1. Minor Variations
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 1 4.Bg5
2 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bg5
3 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bf4
4 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5
5 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Bd3
6 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3
7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5
8 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Nf3
9 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2
10 4.e4 d6 5.Bd3

Part 2. Averbakh Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5
11 6...Na6
12 6...h6

Part 3. Saemisch Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0
13 6.Nge2
14 6.Bg5
15 6.Be3 c5 7.dc
16 6.Be3 c5 7.d5; 7.Nge2

Part 4. Four Pawns’ Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 0-0 6.Nf3 c5
17 7.Be2; 7.dc
18 7.d5 e6 8.de; 8.Be2 ed 9.cd Bg4
19 7.d5 e6 8.Be2 ed 9.cd Re8

Part 5. Classical Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5
20 7.de; 7.0-0 Nc6 8.de
21 7.Be3 Ng4
22 7.d5 a5
23 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Be3 Ng4; 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bg5; 9.Bd2; 9.Be3; 9.a4
24 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5
25 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7
26 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 c6
27 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5

Part 6. Fianchetto System
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6
28 7.d5; 7.Nc3 a6 without 8.h3, 8.d5, 8.h3
29 7.Nc3 a6 8.h3 Bd7
30 7.Nc3 a6 8.d5 Na5
31 7.Nc3 a6 8.b3 Rb8

Other Fianchetto Systems
Double Fianchetto for White
32 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.d4 c5
Fianchetto without c2-c4 and Nc3
33 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6
King’s Indian English
34 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.e4; 5.0-0

Index of Variations