What is a bishop doing on b2?
How Black can attack the c4 pawn?
Thanks for your input. My annotations are just my thoughts, unfiltered. Doesn't mean I think they are good
I think my (nebulous) idea was that I want bishops on b2 and c4. That, and I've been reading stuff about "weak squares" lately...
There's been an interesting article on the Mar del Plata variation of the KID a while ago:
http://www.chess.com/article/view/mar-del-plata
As you can see there, Black is typically playing for an attack on the kingside, while White is trying to attack the queenside. Not only does 8...Nb4 fail to contribute anything to Black's kingside attack, it also loses lots of valuable time when the Knight is kicked around and eventually back to the 8th rank by White's pawns – pawns that he was going to advance anyway to get his attack on the queenside going.
Thanks, Happy. Reviewing that article and pfren's comments I now feel like my dark squared B should be on e3, not b2?
10. Be3 11. b4 (going on ahead to b5 next?)
"Neither of us has much of a plan yet, but this seems like a good square"
The plans in the KID for both sides are very clear. White is advancing on the queenside (c5 break) and black will play f5 and try to attack the king.
No 10. b4 is correct - but not to play b5, but rather to control the c5 square and later play c5. If 10. Be3 maybe black could play 10...Nc5 with tempo and get his knight back in the game.
If you play b5 ever then you have one of those weak squares you have been studying, on c5.
Not an analysis (and definately not accurate), but shows the main plans.
This will probably bore anyone who's not a beginner. I know so little about KID that it's embarassing; would love your thoughts