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Squib01
Jul 26, 2012
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Hey everybody,
This is a game I played where I tried the King's Indian Defense. This is one of my first games to start with Nf6 instead of d5 at the beginning, and I'm not too sure of what to do. Where I should stick to the first moves, and when I need to respond to threats. I've had multiple games where the bishop hits f7, and the knight immediately jumps to hit the square as well. I'm still not sure how to respond to this yet. The pressure mounted with more pieces, and soon I was checkmated. Any help would be appreciated on how to respond to this type of thing.
 
 

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Lincolm
Jul 26, 2012
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4. ... d6 Why not d5? It's better if you respond the bishop. You can do it at turn 5 too.

6. ... h6 I don't know, but I don't like it. h5 maybe better.

7. ... c5 You can still kick the knight with Nh7

8. ... Nfd7 Why not dxe5? Your condition can be better with that.

9. ... fxe6 I agree with this move, or your opponent who eat your pawn.

11. ... hxg5 Bxd4 I think it's the best. Because his king also not protected, you can give checkmate or gain queen (with his blunder) if he don't guard his king. If he play right, you not gain checkmate or queen, but you give counter attack. With :

12. hxg6? Qa5

13.(Guarded with any) Bxf2 

14. ... Nb6 It doesn't giving defense to king. Better Nf6. Also cause of that, forced mate coming

You better not afraid to having a risk with taking pawn. Passed pawn really giving pressure on game.

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Super-Blitzkrieg
Jul 26, 2012
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#3

I had the same situation like you at my last game but I managed to make him resign in spite of his skill

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Jul 26, 2012
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It dawns on me that he might be trying to do the fishing pole so I'm not going to take the knight, but I'm not sure exactly how to defend.

Just curious: What did you calculate and rejected taking the knight? If there's a fishing pole here, then it's certain that the fish isn't you. Most probably your opponent decided shedding a piece without actually calculating anything at all, and you rejected taking it because you have calculated the same moves as your opponent.  Tongue Out

Let's suppose that you are afraid to do so, and you want to stop the (non-existing) pressure on f7. What comes? Right on: 7...d5, when Black has a huge advantage due to white's reckless play.

I could go on, but it's pointless. Forget King's Indians and such, concentrate on classical play, and try learning and understanding the fundamentals before goind "advanced". Else, chances are you will never, ever learn how to play.