Hello All,
I played a KID game against Luigi Lammachi. Despite a bad start, I managed to draw against him. Would some people, including Greenpawn, comment on Black's start and make good suggestions as to how to play against 4. Bf4 and with other useful management? After 4. Bf4, what can Black do with the KID? The game is in the next post.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {Transposing the King's Indian Defence(KID) from (E60) to (E61).} 4. Bf4 {This move isn't usual, but does vie for control of e5.} 4... d6 5. e4 {Played on move 4, this transposes the KID from (E61) to (E70). However, maybe White is trying to substitute his f4 Bishop for the F file pawn which could be used similar to or like a Four Pawns Attack.} 5... O-O 6. Nf3 {White may not want Black to play e5. How does black attack the center now?} 6... Nbd7 {Against the Four Pawns Attack, I could play 6... c5. However, is Nh5 better than Nbd7 here?} 7. e5 dxe5 {More direct and hopefully better than Nh5. The KID wants e5 anyway, right?} 8. Nxe5 Nh5 9. Be3 {That was fortunate for Black. Better is 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Be3 which keeps the d4 pawn for White.} 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Bd3 Nf4 {Perhaps, I am paying for not playing e5 earlier. However, I would not say that I know enough to sacrifice the e7-e5 pawn.} 12. Bxf4 Bxf4 13. g3 Be5 14. Qc2 Bxc3 {I have to clear out my e7 pawn to gain some room and the bishop is in the way.} 15. Qxc3 e5 16. O-O Bh3 17. Rfd1 Qd4 {What else gives me a little hope to keep my e5 pawn and not cramp my Queen's ability to move?} 18. Qxd4 exd4 19. Be4 c6 20. Rxd4 Rfd8 {Giving the Black King more room, as well as, challenging White's possible doubling of Rooks on the D file.} 21. Rad1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf8 {I would have liked 22... Re8 trying for a Rook and Bishop back rank mate against the White King, but White had a move to prevent it.} 23. b3 Ke7 24. Bd3 Rd8 {Hoping for a Draw.} 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. f3 h5 27. f4 c5 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Be4 b6 30. Ke3 Bd7 {Claiming the d7-a4 diagonal early, but certainly before White's bishop claims it. White's King may want to attack on the queen side.} 31. h4 f5 32. Bd5 a5 33. a4 Be6 {Looking for a draw. Black has no advantage over white.} 34. Bxe6 Kxe6 35. Kd3 Kd6 36. Ke3 {Black accepts White's Draw Offer... Sources used for this game may include: http://www.365chess.com and http://www.eudesign.com/chessops/index.htm and http://www.wikipedia.org} 1/2-1/2
When White moves his dark-squared bishop early in the KID, Black can often consider playing c5 instead of e5, because White's b2 pawn is undefended. In this game I might well have played 6. ... c5 rather than 6. ... Nd7, though I think the latter is fine as well. However I didn't like 7. ... dxe5. 7. ... Nh5 has got to be stronger - doesn't it force White's dark-squared bishop off? (unless he wants to drop a pawn).
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However I didn't like 7. ... dxe5. 7. ... Nh5 has got to be stronger - doesn't it force White's dark-squared bishop off? (unless he wants to drop a pawn).
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If Black and White play 7... Nh5 8. Qd2 Nxf4 9. Qxf4, then how does Black handle the White e5 pawn? Then, there is Rad1 on the open file with Black's Queen after d4xe5 back. Then, there is the c3 Knight looking for Nxc7.
That is the line I was thinking of after White played e5. (too early?).
White is lagging behind in the Big D.
Black took on e5. Usually you as Black don't take it and force White to take on d6 capturing back with either the c-pawn or e-pawn depending on what
your intentions are. The f6 Knight skips out to h5 or sometimes back to d7 to pressure the e5 pawn - all depends on the set up.