King's Indian Defense: Repertoire 1/5 Classical Variation: Mar Del Plata: Model game 2

Hello everyone!

Our further journey in KID repertoire is continued with a model game on Mar Del Plata played by black.

Mar Del Plata name came from a game played between Miguel Najdorf and Svetozar Gligoric in 1953, played in the city of Mar Del Plata (Argentina) at the 16th international tournament. This game has made a history and gave a grand weapon for black. Feared by most, every chess player who plays KID or has to face KID, must know this variation.

So why not to study this historical game!?

with the move 9...Nd7 (or Ne8) black has started Mar Del Plata variation and has declared his intention starting the kingside attack. This move clears the path for f7..f5 pawn advance and also protects black's queenside.

There is ongoing debate whether to play Nd7 or Ne8. Nd7 protects the c6 square and Ne7 keeps an eye on c5 square. The choice varies player to player and their own philosophy and method to tackle the game. But the theme of the kingside attack remains same.

Once this position is imprinted upon our brain, basic idea has become clear. From here every game may vary or may proceed for another 20/21 moves in same way and somewhere or at the end parts from this game.

So let us move forward.

Many of the themes followed in KID are seen here and Mar Del Plata variation is best explained here.

Hope you enjoyed it. Feel free to suggest corrections and your opinions. Because I am not doing it as a titled player but because I want to learn KID.

Thanks.

Dr. Sanjay