X Player the above in red did not say anything about White playing d4 in the KIA. It mentioned White playing d4 "in an open game."
If you look up chess Kings Indian Attack there is a Wikipdia article which indicates the KIA is a White set up with the moves [after 1. e4 and against the French or Sicilian] of d3, Nd2, Nf3, g3,Bg2 in no particular order and the usual idea is to follow with e5 which gives White more space to do a king side attack.
Well, actually White is not stopped from playing e5 in your positions but if he does play e5? the e5 move will not be attacking a Knight and thus a loss of a whole tempo. Also, if Black has played d6 rather than d5 then the move e5? will simply be met by e6 takes d5 and there goes White's spear head of a strong Pawn on e5.
The point of the KIA is action on the kingside. However if White wants to eschew this possibility he can play in the center but then the Queen on e2 is misplaced. [and besides you do not have a KIA you usually have a close Sicilian]
You mentioned in your position that "black doesn't have any huge advantage here." I never said he did. What I said is Black has a slight advantage in the position and by that time in the opening White [not Black] should have a slight advantage or at least a even game.
I find it funny that you are agruing that the Qe2 is misplaced and are trying to find ways of giving black the advantage by tranposing the line into a Sicilian instead of keeping it a French.
Do you not believe if blacks best effort is to tranpose out of a French. It might give the white player an advantage getting a French player out of his comfort zone? Into a whole different line. In which he may or may not know the theory of?
I have not been trying to to find ways of giving Black an advantage by transposing the line into the Sicilian at all.
Again you misread. I am just giving you and others many reasons why 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 is a bad move and does not fit into the Kings Indian Attack because of its deficiencies.
Whatever made you think that I think Black has the advantage or can get the advantage against the French in the first place? Nothing I said should lead you to me thinking that.
I think the French Defense is a very good opening but like most good openings White starts out with the advantage of the first move. I know of no system for Black with the French Defense where Black will obtain an advantage if White plays correctly.
Your 2nd paragraph is so convoluted that I am not sure what you are trying to ask--so I cannot answer whatever your question is.
Also, you seem to be ignoring the several points I have made.
Just like post 64 last month, this month's tournament sees yet another French get smashed by the Advance Variation - one day I'll have enough evidence to convince all you Tarrasch arguers how much better the Advance is. 3.Nc3 is still best, but the Advance is a close second!
Hi ThrillerFan hope this doesn't come across as insulting put don't think you are proving that 6a3 c4 is an an advantage for white put more that you of far better understanding of positions than your opponents. Both your opponents displayed frankly awful positional skills. For example playing nb3, when you hadn't made any preparation of the b3 break with rb1, and I give up trying to work out what the point of a5 was.
Way back in '99 was working in U.S for four months, and played in the Columbus and Chicargo openings. Made sweeping assumption a lot of U.S opponents would be playing 1.e4 best by test, and playing in gungho/direct style. It was mostly true. It is sort of accepted that U.S ratings are about 100 points higher than FIDE ones, but with my patient european style think could get to 2200ish U.S, just my waiting for opponents to self-destruct. Think your opponents would do well to avoid the highly positional 6...c4 in favour of something more direct and tactical 6...Nh6, or 6...f6 or something.