Understanding the King’s Indian (Ukrainian Authors: Openings)

"An absolutely superb and exciting book" - IM John Watson, The Week in ChessThis thoroughly practical guide to one of the most attractive chess openings is written by an author who has proved his mastery of the King's Indian in the acid test of grandmaster practice. Golubev has played the King's Indian for the whole of his chess career, scoring many devastating victories. He draws upon this extensive experience to choose the most instructive games and positions, and to provide a wealth of insightful tips.Despite its sharp and aggressive nature, the King's Indian is an opening that lends itself well to discussion in terms of plans, ideas and pawn-structures. Those who are familiar with these underlying themes will enjoy an enormous practical advantage when facing those who lack this understanding, even if they are theoretically well-prepared.This engaging personal account of the King's Indian is also wide-ranging and detailed. The main games are all from Golubev's own practice, enabling him to provide a completely accurate description of the decisions at the board. The notes contain a wealth of references to games and ideas from other King's Indian specialists, and the coverage is sufficient to provide Black with a flexible and aggressive repertoire.Mikhail Golubev is a grandmaster from Odessa, Ukraine. He is a noted expert in several sharp and aggressive opening systems, including the King's Indian and the Dragon. His previous book, The Sicilian Sozin, has been praised for the quantity and quality of its original analysis, and for Golubev's objectivity in identifying the critical lines."The author has been a lifelong devotee of the KID, so there are few players better qualified to unravel the mysteries of this ever-popular defensive system." - Alan Sutton, En Passant"If you work with this book, you will affirm that the author is with you in the tiniest details, thorough, self-critical, and comprehensively analytical" - E. Carl, Rochade"Golubev has not written often, but his contributions to sharp opening theory have not been overlooked. ... Thus, his lifelong account of his King's Indian practice is well-worth the small investment. ... This is a great opening book worthy of consideration for most players and especially critical to players involved in the King's Indian Defense discussion." - Lou Mercuri, Chess Horizons"The author's enthusiasm for the opening is clear and infectious ... an excellent book, very thorough and with the customary outstanding Gambit production quality." - Steve Giddins, British Chess Magazine"Golubev's inspiring work deserves to take its place, alongside Gallagher's excellent King's Indian books, on the shelf of aggressive players everywhere." - Phil Adams, 3Cs website"a most readable book on one of the most popular and classical chess openings." - Michael Stevenson, New Zealand Chess Read more