BOOKS 

The top three are recommended.

Click on a book cover to open one of my public study group wherein can be found links to all the games referenced in that book.

If you prefer 1.Nf3 KIA then I recommend Dunninghton.

If you prefer 1.e4 KIA then Emms is recommended.

McDonald's book goes deep into Black's queenside expansion.

The older books contain more example games to analyze than McDonald's..

  King's Indian Attack: Move by Move - McDonald - 2013

    starting out: King's Indian Attack  -  Emms - 2005

    The Ultimate King's Indian Attack  -  Dunnington - 1993

This is a revised edition of an earlier publication "How to play The King's Indian Attack" by Dunnington. There is significant enough improvement in this book over the earlier version that the earlier is not linked here.

The King's Indian Attack - IGM Henley & Postal Master Hodges - 1993

A basic text covering all the 1.e4 and 1.Nf3 variations. Highly recommended for KIA beginners.

King's Indian Attack - Smith & Hall - 2nd revised edition - 1991

ONLINE ARTICLES

The King's Indian Attack - FM Steve Stoyko 

"As soon as you know where that Bishop goes, the game is over."

ONLINE VIDEO

KIA by Dereque Kelley

How To Play the King's Indian Attack against the French
Claus Jensen Chess
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#3

DVD

Easy Way to Learn the King's Indian Attack - Roman Dzindzichashvili

I wholeheartedly recommend this DVD from GM Roman Dzindzichashvili:

http://www.chesscentral.com/Easy_Way_to_Learn_the_King_s_Indian_Attack_p/2541936.htm

Here's a well annotated article of some KIA games from Stoyko

http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/games/java/summer05/stoyko-kia.htm

My thanks to gentlerain and PeskyGnat. I have added those to the main list and updated the video links to include a couple of good videos by jrobiechess. (He really should do something about his screen resolution.)

Hello everyone!!  By recommendation of chessbud I bought the Starting Out KIA.  I have been trying to arrange my thoughts on how to properly learn the system.

Thanks for allowing me to join your group.

Chuck

Thanks for joining the group Rocking Rook. Glad to have you. A few recommendations: Memorize the KIA formation on pg 5. The crux of playing the KIA is to achieve that formation. The book is laid out very well according to the black defenses. I think the important stuff is in the intro to each section rather than the illustrative games. Most of the games in the book start with 1.e4 but since I am not a 1.e4 player most of my KIA games begin Reti style with 1.Nf3 and then strive to achieve the formation. Don't worry about the B/c1. It is a slow starter and often it will be the last piece you'll develop. That's normal. We have a good vote chess team where we discuss our moves and strategies and you are certainly welcome to join us.

Thanks for the recommendations.  A little about what I am doing.  I have Chessbase and a bunch of databases and books.  I also have Bookup.  I have started a database in bookup dedicated to the KIA.  I take the games and variations in my written material and databases and go line by line on bookup creating what I hope to be a worthwhile database on KIA opening lines.  I can annotate at any point.

I am a 1.e4 player and I have not studied the flank openings yet but will get to it in time. 

New addition - King's Indian Attack - Smith & Hall - 2nd revised edition - 1991

This book was recommended to me by ruffsteve and I am now recommending it to everyone. Despite being a little old and by little known authors, I find this to be an excellent guide to the KIA. Unlike Emms and Dunnington, this book adresses 1.Nf3 > g3 and 1.g3 > Nf3 lines more so than 1.e4 lines.

a link to a site parts played by Steve FM Stoyko

http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/games/java/summer05/stoyko-kia.htm

is the reti opening a variation of the kia?

if it is what book is good for the reti opening???

The KIA is considered a special case of the Reti. Look HERE.

Neil McDonald has written a good "starting out" book. Look HERE

I created a group for the Reti HERE but unfortunately not many people were interested so it is currently inactive.

haha wierd but ill studhy the reti to now.

check this annotated games 

http://gameknot.com/chess-opening/reti-a07-kings-indian-attack-barcza-system?nd=67

There seems to be quite a bit here:

http://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2009/04/kings-indian-attack-opening-theory.html

the FM gave almost horrible analysis of the games he presented. He doesnt tell to much at all why one move is so important and doesnt clarify on all moves he gives marks to.

This book was brought to my attention by Chessbud in one of our Vote games. I thought everyone in KIA inc. may like to be aware of it. This a link to the book on Amazon. I've seen another "Move by Move" book by the same author, Neil Macdonald, and I thought that book was pretty good. I hope this book is a simple, clear, easy to understand book on the KIA I've been waiting for.

That is awesome! I have the Nimzo-Indian move by move and it is amazing! I hope the KIA move by move is just as good! :D

I also enjoyed this computer DVD database thingy (I don't know the right lingo I'm 43 for crying out loud.) The three books listed afterwards I've never read so I can't comment on them.

Davies, Nigel (2008): King’s Indian Attack, Hamburg: ChessBase GmbH, fritztrainer opening, ISBN 978-3-86681-071-6

Schiller, Eric (1989): How To Play The Kings Indian Attack, Moon Township: Chess Enterprises, ISBN 0931462959

Norwood, David (1991): King’s Indian Attack, London: Trends Publications, without ISBN

Tangborn, Eric (1992): A Fischer Favorite: The King’s Indian Attack – with 46 fully annotated Games, o.O.: International Chess Enterprises, ISBN 1-879479-07-9