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Daybreak57 challenged me and asked for my thoughts on the game. I'm reposting the analysis I did for him here because I thought it was relevant to the group and some may find it useful. To recap: 1) 9. Na2 and 14. Rb1 were too passive. Stopping your opponent's ideas is usually good but you should try to do so in a more active way. 2) On move 11 you played d5. This is not a bad move at all but I would recommend keeping the pawn tension and just castle. That way you retain some flexibility with the d-pawn and keep me guessing what your intentions are. 3) On move 17 you captured on b4 but you should have reinforced the a-pawn first with b3. 4) 21. Bxd4 was the decisive mistake. Your dark squared Bishop is your best piece so you should think twice about trading it, even for a Rook. My Queen was also lined up with your King so you have to be very alert to tactical possibilities.

chess.com analysis says this move is ok ????

I play G3 Bishop G2 Then D3 E4. This way i use white version of King's indian defence . If my opponent don't exchange at E4 and closes game go for thrust on F file and sometimes Kingside pawn storm . This is what i use in blitz games but couldn't find solid middlegame plans To use this in rapid games. So kindly all esteemed players Of KIA club suggest me what i can do as the book i opened recently ahowish KIA on cover show the system E4 D3 . I couldn't appreciate it's games because I'M not familiar with the underlying motive of opening. KINDLY ENLIGHTEN ME so that i can play more attacking and fierce middlegame and have less to defend

I was watching IM Attila Turzo on his stream the other day and he created a viewer tournament so I decided to join. It was a 5|0 Swiss tournament with 4 rounds. I won my first 2 games and my 3rd round opponent disconnected so I luckily got a free point. I was paired with IM Attila Turzo in the last round. I played him on his stream before and he crushed me the first time. He gave me some advice and I studied the game after so I wouldn't make the same mistakes again. I then used what I learned in our 2nd game because we played the same opening. Here's the game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/316338284?t=03h18m20s Btw you can't see the h-file at first but the screen gets fixed after a couple of minutes.

Just some casual bullet games. No significant errors according to Stockfish. In the second game I was averaging 2 moves/second so I was pretty happy with that. https://www.chess.com/live/game/3105503993 https://lichess.org/PMer4djR/white#0

My chess coach told me today that GELLER played a KIA against SPASSKY, so I looked the game up, and here it is, for your viewing enjoyment. White plays most of the game on the queenside, which you must be prepared to do in some KIA lines. Enjoy!

Hello. I'm looking for some advice. More particularly, what should I do in the following lines if I'd like to reach a playable KIA: A) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 - should I really carry on with 4. 0-0 so that I get 4. ... e5 ? B) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 - and ...e5 seems to be coming again C) 1. Nf3 Nc6 - the same issue with ...e5 D) 1. Nf3 Nf6 - and now after 2. g3 the opponent can do whatever he/she wants (while I'm already devoted to fianchettoing my bishop) In general I am worrying about (1) the opponent playing e5 (I've heard KIA is not playable in such a case) and (2) the opponent playing symmetrically (KIA vs KID). What are proper plans for such cases?

A recent training game: https://www.chess.com/daily/game/200426908

I used some of the same ideas. This was a casual 3|0 game that I played on lichess.

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How do you guys like to deal with the sort of line shown below - where Black just makes standard, classical developing moves? I do see that databases and engines tend to suggest playing, earlier, d4 or c4, which transpose (e.g. to an English or QGA/QGD/Catalan. I also see that if you do get to the position below, results tend to favor black, and that 6.c3 or 6.Nxe5 (a theme I've seen before with the B developed to the forth (for white) or fifth (for black) rank) seem best. What do you guys like?

Hi All, Hopefully this post will work out... I've not done many of this complexity (with embedded diagrams). When I play experienced opponents, I seem to encounter the following lines. I'd like advice on how to handle them, if anyone cares to weigh in. Line 1 - 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 Bd6 How do you guys like to handle this (and why, so I understand the idea, not just the moves)? I find the B on g4 very annoying, but am not sure that h3 (seems frequently played, and a sometimes theme in the KIA) is wise here, or how to follow-up. Line 2 - 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nbd7 5. d3 e5 6. Nbd2 Bc5 7. e4 O-O Likewise, how do you like to approach this? I find the B on c5 very annoying. 8 exd5 to open the game seems to have ok results? Or, (is this still KIA?) playing 6.c4 instead of Nbd2 also seems to work OK (in databases)?

VC Analysis - knightclub rematch [Event "knightclub rematch"][Site "Chess.com"][Date "2017.05.29"][White "KIA inc."][Black "♦♦ Respect ♦♦"][Result "0-1"][ECO "A08"][Annotator "Stockfish 4"][Depth "20"] 1.Nf3 {+0.20}1...d5 {+0.20}2.g3 {-0.18 / +0.20} ( 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.d4 Be7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Nc3 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Qd4 Qxc5 10.Qxc5 Bxc5 )2...c5 {-0.20}3.Bg2 {-0.08}3...Nc6 {-0.08}4.O-O {-0.42 / -0.08} ( 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O Bg4 6.Ne5 cxd4 7.Nxg4 Nxg4 8.e3 Nf6 9.exd4 e6 )4...e5 {-0.32}5.d3 {-0.36 / -0.32} ( 5.c3 Bd6 6.d3 Nf6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Nfd2 O-O 10.Qb3 d4 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.Nba3 Bg4 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.cxd4 cxd4 15.Nbd6 Rab8 16.Rfe1 Rfd8 17.Qa3 Be6 )5...Nf6 {-0.32 / -0.36} ( 5...Be7 6.e4 dxe4 7.dxe4 Bg4 8.Be3 Nf6 9.h3 Be6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Bg5 Bc4 12.Qxd8 Rfxd8 13.Rfd1 Be6 14.a3 )6.Nbd2 {-0.56 / -0.32} ( 6.c4 d4 7.Re1 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.exd4 exd4 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.Bxe5 Nxe5 13.Rxe5 Bg4 14.Qb3 Qd6 15.Re1 Rae8 16.Nd2 )6...Be7 {-0.56}7.e4 {-0.56}7...O-O {-0.56}8.exd5 {-0.66}8...Nxd5 {-0.52}9.Re1 {-0.56 / -0.52} ( 9.c3 Nb6 10.Qe2 f6 11.Ne4 Nd5 12.a3 Bg4 13.Bd2 Qb6 14.Rab1 Rad8 15.Rfe1 Qb3 16.Qd1 Qxd1 17.Rbxd1 Nc7 )9...f6 {-0.44}10.a4 {-0.72 / -0.44} ( 10.c3 Kh8 11.Nh4 g5 12.Qf3 gxh4 13.Qxd5 Bf5 )10...Be6 {-0.58 / -0.72} ( 10...Ndb4 11.Nc4 Be6 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.Bxb4 cxb4 14.Nfd2 Rad8 15.Be4 g6 16.Qb1 Nd4 17.Nf3 Nxf3+ 18.Bxf3 Bc5 19.Ne3 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Rc8 21.Rc1 )11.Nc4 {-0.68 / -0.58} ( 11.c3 Qd7 12.Nc4 Nc7 13.Nfd2 Rad8 )11...Qd7 {-0.62 / -0.68} ( 11...Ndb4 12.b3 Qd7 13.Bb2 Rad8 14.Ne3 a6 15.a5 Qc7 16.Nc4 Bxc4 17.bxc4 Nxa5 18.Bh3 Nac6 19.Be6+ Kh8 20.Bf5 Qd6 )12.c3 {-0.58}12...Rfd8 {-0.58}13.Qe2 {-0.88 / -0.58} ( 13.Nfd2 Rab8 14.Be4 f5 15.Bg2 Bf6 16.Qe2 Bf7 17.Nf3 Nb6 18.Ncxe5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.a5 Na4 21.Qxe5 Re8 )13...Nc7 {-0.96}14.Bf1 {-0.88}14...Bf5 {-0.92}15.Rd1 {-0.84}15...e4 {-0.34 / -0.84} ( 15...Nd5 16.Nfd2 Bg4 17.f3 Be6 18.Ne4 f5 19.Nf2 Bf6 20.Bd2 Re8 21.Bg2 b6 22.Nh3 Rad8 23.Ng5 )16.Ne1 {-0.78 / -0.34} ( 16.dxe4 Qxd1 17.exf5 Qxe2 18.Bxe2 Re8 19.Bd1 Rad8 20.Bb3 Kh8 21.Bd2 Bf8 22.Ne3 Ne5 23.Nxe5 )16...Bg4 {-0.78}17.f3 {-0.72}17...exf3 {-0.72}18.Nxf3 {-0.72}18...Re8 {-0.72}19.Qf2 {-0.72}19...Bf8 {-0.68 / -0.72} ( 19...Rad8 20.Re1 b6 21.Bf4 Nd5 22.Bd2 Nc7 23.Bf4 )20.Bd2 {-0.82 / -0.68} ( 20.Re1 Nd5 21.Bd2 Be6 22.d4 cxd4 23.Nxd4 Bc5 24.a5 Rad8 )20...Qf5 {-1.09}21.Be2 {-3.77 / -1.09} ( 21.Kg2 Rad8 22.Ne3 Bh3+ 23.Kg1 Qd7 24.Bxh3 Qxh3 25.Be1 Rd7 26.Nc4 Qf5 27.Qf1 Nd5 28.Bd2 Nb6 29.Nxb6 axb6 30.Re1 Red8 31.d4 cxd4 32.Qc4+ Qd5 33.Qxd5+ Rxd5 34.c4 )21...Rxe2 {-3.77}22.Qxe2 {-3.77}22...Qxf3 {-3.61 / -3.77} ( 22...Bxf3 23.Qf1 Rd8 24.Be3 Qh5 25.Rd2 Bg4 26.Re1 Ne6 27.Qf2 Bh3 28.Qe2 Qxe2 29.Rexe2 Bf5 30.Re1 Bxd3 31.b3 b6 32.h3 Ne5 33.Nxe5 )23.Qxf3 {-3.77}23...Bxf3 {-3.61}24.Re1 {-3.75}24...Rd8 {-3.69 / -3.75} ( 24...Bg4 25.Bf4 Ne6 26.Ne3 Bh3 27.Nc4 Rd8 28.Rad1 Bf5 29.Kf2 Kf7 30.b3 Be7 31.Kf3 h5 32.Kf2 Nxf4 33.gxf4 Bxd3 34.Ke3 Bxc4 )25.Re3 {-4.10 / -3.69} ( 25.Bf4 Nd5 26.Be3 Bh5 27.h3 Nb6 28.g4 Bf7 29.Red1 Re8 30.Bf4 Nxc4 31.dxc4 Bxc4 32.Rd7 Re4 33.Bh2 Na5 )25...Bd5 {-3.85 / -4.10} ( 25...Bh5 26.Rf1 Nd5 27.Ree1 Nde7 28.Re3 Bg6 29.Rff3 Bf7 30.Be1 Ng6 31.Rf2 Nge5 32.Nxe5 Nxe5 33.Rd2 Bd5 34.Rf2 Bc6 )26.b3 {-4.24 / -3.85} ( 26.Rd1 Bf7 27.h3 a6 28.a5 Be6 29.Kh2 Bxc4 30.dxc4 Nxa5 31.Ree1 Nxc4 32.Bf4 Rxd1 33.Rxd1 Ne6 34.b3 Nxf4 )26...Bxc4 {-3.59 / -4.24} ( 26...a6 27.a5 Bf7 28.g4 Bg6 29.Rd1 Rxd3 30.Rxd3 Bxd3 31.Be1 Bxc4 32.bxc4 Nxa5 33.Bg3 Ne6 34.Rb1 g6 35.Kg2 Kf7 36.Rd1 Ng5 37.Bf4 Ne4 )27.bxc4 {-3.43}27...Ne5 {-3.51}28.Rb1 {-3.55 / -3.51} ( 28.a5 Nxd3 29.Rb1 b6 30.Re2 Ne8 31.axb6 axb6 32.Rxb6 Nd6 33.Bf4 Nxf4 34.gxf4 Nxc4 35.Rb7 Rd1+ 36.Kf2 Rd3 37.Ra2 Rxc3 38.Ra6 Rh3 39.Kg2 Rd3 40.Re6 )28...b6 {-3.57}29.a5 {-3.77 / -3.57} ( 29.Be1 Ne6 30.Kg2 g6 31.a5 bxa5 32.Rb7 a6 33.Rb6 Rd6 34.Rxd6 Bxd6 35.Bf2 a4 36.Re1 Kf7 37.Ra1 Nxd3 38.Rxa4 )29...Rd6 {-3.47 / -3.77} ( 29...Nxd3 30.Re2 Ne8 31.axb6 axb6 32.Rxb6 Nd6 33.Bf4 Nxc4 34.Ra6 Nxf4 35.gxf4 Rd3 36.Ra8 Kf7 37.Ra7+ Kg6 38.Rg2+ Kf5 39.Rf7 Bd6 40.Rg5+ Ke6 41.Rgxg7 Rxc3 42.Rxh7 )30.Be1 {-3.55}30...Nxd3 {-2.96 / -3.55} ( 30...Ne6 31.axb6 axb6 32.Rd1 Kf7 33.Bf2 g6 34.Kg2 h5 35.d4 cxd4 36.cxd4 Nxc4 37.Rb3 Rd5 38.Rdb1 Bd6 39.Rb5 Rxb5 40.Rxb5 Nc7 41.Rb1 b5 42.Be1 f5 43.Kf3 Ne6 44.Bc3 )31.axb6 {-3.29 / -2.96} ( 31.g4 Nxe1 32.axb6 axb6 33.Rexe1 Ne6 34.Red1 Rxd1+ 35.Rxd1 Ng5 36.Kg2 Ne4 37.Rb1 Nxc3 38.Rxb6 Ne4 39.Ra6 Nd2 40.Ra7 Nxc4 41.Rb7 Bd6 )31...axb6 {-3.37}32.Bd2 {-5.27 / -3.37} ( 32.g4 Nxe1 33.Rbxe1 Kf7 34.Kf2 Ne6 35.Ra1 Rd2+ 36.Re2 Rd7 37.Rea2 Rd3 38.Ra7+ Kg6 39.R1a6 Rxc3 40.Rxb6 Ng5 41.Rbb7 Rxc4 42.h4 Nh3+ )32...Ne5 {-5.35}33.Be1 {-5.33}33...Nxc4 {-5.41}34.Re4 {-5.33}34...Ne5 {-5.33}35.Kf2 {-5.41}35...Kf7 {-5.25}36.c4 {-5.61}36...Ne6 {-5.83}37.Bc3 {-6.14}37...Ng5 {-6.32}38.Re2 {-6.86}38...Nxc4 {-6.94}39.h4 {-7.07}39...Ne6 {-6.76}40.Ra2 {-7.39}40...Rd3 {-7.71}41.Be1 {-8.00}41...Nd4 {-8.62}42.Ra4 {-10.78}42...b5 {-9.49}43.Ra7+ {-9.39}43...Kg6 {-8.98}44.Rd7 {-10.52}44...Bd6 {-9.95}45.h5+ {-10.32}45...Kh6 {-10.32}46.g4 {-11.53}46...Bg3+ {-12.04} ( 46...Bg3+ { 20:-12.04} 47.Kg2 Bxe1 48.Rxe1 Ne3+ 49.Rxe3 Rxe3 50.Rc7 c4 51.Kf2 Rf3+ 52.Ke1 Rf4 53.Kd2 Rxg4 54.Ke3 Kxh5 55.Rd7 Nf5+ 56.Kd2 b4 57.Rb7 Rg2+ 58.Kc1 b3 59.Kb1 Rc2 60.Rc7 Kg5 )0-1

How To Develop An Opening Repertoire https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-an-opening-to-memorize-or-understandhttps://www.chess.com/article/view/3-ways-to-learn-new-openingshttps://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings "... Overall, I would advise most players to stick to a fairly limited range of openings, and not to worry about learning too much by heart. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008) "... Once you identify an opening you really like and wish to learn in more depth, then should you pick up a book on a particular opening or variation. Start with ones that explain the opening variations and are not just meant for advanced players. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001) "... To begin with, only study the main lines ... you can easily fill in the unusual lines later. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006) "... I feel that the main reasons to buy an opening book are to give a good overview of the opening, and to explain general plans and ideas. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006) "... If the book contains illustrative games, it is worth playing these over first ..." - GM John Nunn (2006) "... the average player only needs to know a limited amount about the openings he plays. Providing he understands the main aims of the opening, a few typical plans and a handful of basic variations, that is enough. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008) "... For inexperienced players, I think the model that bases opening discussions on more or less complete games that are fully annotated, though with a main focus on the opening and early middlegame, is the ideal. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010) "The way I suggest you study this book is to play through the main games once, relatively quickly, and then start playing the variation in actual games. Playing an opening in real games is of vital importance - without this kind of live practice it is impossible to get a 'feel' for the kind of game it leads to. There is time enough later for involvement with the details, after playing your games it is good to look up the line." - GM Nigel Davies (2005)