what is the best book on the King's Indian Defense and Why?

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Falkentyne

You guys are bumping ancient threads from the grave.

Any modern KID book has to cover one of the most dangerous weapons against it: the Bayonet attack, which afaik, was not in fashion during Petrosian's era.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4

You also have to deal with modern ideas in the Samisch and even the E70 (ECO) sidelines like 5 Bd3, or lines with an early h3.

chessterd5

The Art of the Kings Indian by Eduard Guefeld.