King's Indian Attack - Simple. Flexible. Dynamic Chess Opening App

King's Indian Attack - Simple. Flexible. Dynamic Chess Opening App
by Svitlana Demchenko

The King‘s Indian Attack chess opening is a universal opening: easy to learn, flexible, and rich in both tactical and positional opportunities. By simply knowing the setup and some key ideas, it can become a lifelong addition to your repertoire - without the need for constant memorization.

Played by fierce attackers like Bobby Fischer and great positional players like Tigran Petrosian, this opening is suitable for players of all styles. The course covers starting with 1.Nf3, allowing us to achieve King’s Indian Attack structures regardless of the opponent’s replies. An additional guide is included for 1.e4 players, showing how this setup can become an interesting weapon against the French, the Sicilian, and the Caro-Kann defenses.

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Contents
Introduction
Introduction Move Orders
Chapter Overview - Typical Setups
Chapter 1 - KIA against d5-c5-Nc6-e6
KIA against d5-c5-Nc6-e6
Model Game: Fischer - Myagmarsuren
Chapter 2 - KIA against c5-d6-e5 or Nf6
KIA against c5-d6-e5 or Nf6
Model Game: Smyslov - Botvinnik
Chapter 3 - KIA against d5-c6-Bg4 or g6
KIA vs d5-c6-Bg4 or g6
Model Game: Korchnoi - Flear
Chapter 4 - KIA against d5-c6-Bf5 (Reversed London)
KIA against d5-c6-Bf5: Reversed London
Model Game 1: Hera - Van Meegen
Model Game 2: Gukesh - Le Thao Nguyen
Chapter 5 - KIA against d5-c5-Nc6-e5
KIA against d5-c5-Nc6-e5
Model Game: Artemiev - Vidit
Chapter 6 - KIA against Nf6-g6-d5-c5
KIA against Nf6-g6-d5-c5
Model Game: Amin - Fier
Chapter 7 - KIA against c5-Nc6-g6-e6
KIA against c5-Nc6-g6-e6
Model Game: Bruzon Batista - Carlsen
Chapter 8 - KIA against King's Indian Defence
KIA against King's Indian Defence
Model Game: Amin - Timofeev
Chapter 9 - KIA against Queen's Indian Defence
KIA against Queen's Indian Defence
Model Game: Pitra - Koggala
Chapter 10 - KIA against Dutch
KIA against Dutch
Model Game: Fressinet - Malaniuk
Starting with 1.e4 Guide
Starting with 1.e4 - Introduction
Starting with 1.e4 - French Defence
Starting with 1.e4 - Sicilian Defence
Starting with 1.e4 - Caro-Kann
Starting with 1.e4 - Other Openings
Tactics
Introduction
Tactic 1 - Bassem - Nepo
Tactic 2 - Movsesian - Gelfand
Tactic 3 - Bassem - Bacrot
Tactic 4 - Botvinnik Salamanca
Tactic 5 - Popovic - Milanovic
Tactic 6 - Petrosian - Pachman
Tactic 7 - Polugaevsky - Planinc
Tactic 8 - Polugaevsky - Geller
Tactic 9 - Vasiukov - alburt
Tactic 10 - Ceschia - Luciani
Tactic 11 - Bassem - predke
Tactic 12 - Vasiukov - Uhlmann
Tactic 13 - Stein - Zinn
Tactic 14 - Hort - Kovacs
Tactic 15 - Carlsen - Dolmatov
Conclusion
Practice Repertoire
KIA against c5-d5-e6
KIA against c5-d6-e5
KIA against c6-d5-g6
KIA against reversed London c6-d5-Bf5
KIA against d5-c5-e5
KIA against d5-c5-g6
KIA against c5-e6-g6
KIA against King's Indian Defence
KIA against Queen's Indian Defence
KIA against Dutch
KIA starting with 1.e4
Practice Positions
Introduction
Practice Position 1
Kramnik - Vitiugov
Practice Position 2
Petrosian - Reshevsky
Practice Positions 3
Fischer - Ivkov
Practice Position 4
Fischer - Durao
Practice Position 5
Geller - Spassky
Practice Position 6
Botvinnik - Szilagyi
Practice Position 7
Kindermann - Short
Practice Position 8
Psakhis - Paunovic
Practice Position 9
Kotov - Ivkov
Practice Position 10
Planinc - Borisovich Sosonko
Practice Position 11
Polugaevsky - Addison
Practice Position 12
Hort - Polugaevsky
Bonus
Recent Top Games
Analysis
Tactics
More...
Other Openings

In addition to the main two moves 1.e4 and 1.d4, there are also 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 which are considered very solid and respectable ways to start the game. But White can also permit himself to start with 1.b3, 1.g3 or even 1.f4 or 1.b4.