1. d4 Ng8f6 2. c4 g6 3. Nb1c3 Bf8g7 {This is the starting position of the King's Indian Defence. A number of years ago I had the 1970's Botterill, Hartston, Keene Batsford book on this, but have since dispensed with it.} 4. e4 d6 5. f4 {I have quite liked this four pawns attack, not least because I have outperformed my grade OTB with it , but also because it slows up Black's f5 ideas} c5 {This is a move earlier than I remembered but it must be alright} 6. d5 e6 7. Ng1f3 exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Bf1e2 {I think this is now a Benoni four pawns. Whatever.} Rf8e8 {Immediately emphasizing the weakness of the e pawn and suggesting White should have played Bd3} 10. e5 {This sacrificial idea was analyzed in the Botterill book but I'd be lying if I said I remembered very much of the detail. Nd2 or Qc2 are probably sound alternatives.} dxe5 11. fxe5 Nf6g4 12. e6 fxe6 {White now has the kind of open position he wants with good access to the open lines for the pawn. Black may have problems developing his queenside} 13. Bc1g5 {With a gain of tempo} Qd8a5 {Looks reasonable and threatening 14 ...Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc3+ going two pawns up with a nasty looking attack} 14. O-O {Retreating the king, bringing the rook to the f file and daring him to exchange off the bishop guarding the dark squares near his king} h6 {Not entirely sure about this in hindsight. The Black queenside is not getting into the game.} 15. Bg5f4 {Attacking c7 suggesting that the knight on c3 may go there in the very near future} exd5 {I think he is worrying about the knight on g4 and opens lines on the e file to allow it back to the centre as well as gaining it protection from the c8 Bishop.} 16. Nc3xd5 {This felt fine threatening Nc7 and preventing Qb4 forking Bishop and b pawn} Ng4e5 {Although I didn't realize for two moves this turns out to be a mistake. I'm not sure what Black should play. He clearly wants to block the f4-c7 diagonal but misses Qd6} 17. Nf3xe5 {I reasoned that I was exchanging off one of Black's developed pieces as well as increasing the influence of the rook on f1} Bg7xe5 18. Bf4xe5 {I deliberated here for a while about Bxh6 recovering the pawn but failed to find anything concrete. I then looked at this and realized I had Nf6+ and Qd6 at the end of the sequence} Re8xe5 19. Nd5f6 Kg8g7 20. Qd1d6 Re5e6 {Here Rxe2 is no different} 21. Nf6e8 {Back resigned here. I had calculated the following finish} Rxe8 22. Qf6 Kg8 {Kh7 Qf7+ transposes} 23. Qf7 Kh8 24. Qxe8 Kg7 25. Rf7 1-0 {A fun game that shows the potential of this pawn sacrifice.}
I think black is trying to land Ne3 forking Q and R.
Maybe a more refined version of this idea which also includes f2 is
FEN
rnb1r1k1/pp4bp/4p1p1/q1pP2B1/6n1/2N2N2/PP2B1PP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 3 14
[FEN "rnb1r1k1/pp4bp/4p1p1/q1pP2B1/6n1/2N2N2/PP2B1PP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 3 14"] 14. ... c4 {now if Bxc4 Qc5+ picks up the bishop (Bg7 guards d4) so if white plays something neutral like} 15. Rac1 {then} Qc5 16. Kh1 Nf2 {looks like business}
Good game, good notes. Black should have/has too play 9.Bg4
(instead of 9...Re8) and whack that f3 Knight in this variation
to take the sting out of e4.
Here (Black to play)
Instead of Qa5 which has the Bxc6 plan. Possibly better is 13...Qb6.
This has a tug at the c3 Knight by tickling the b-pawn and at the same
time is a tempo up on your c4 and Qc4+ idea. 0-0 is met with c4 disc check.
Andrew Martin says, and I quote:
"..most King's Indian players lick their lips when they see the Four Pawns Attack."
Hmmm.....I don't know about that. It all depends who is pushing the pawns at you.
Good game, good notes. Black should have/has too play 9.Bg4
(instead of 9...Re8) and whack that f3 Knight in this variation
to take the sting out of e4.
Here (Black to play)
[fen]rnbqr1k1/pp4bp/4p1p1/2pP2B1/6n1/2N2N2/PP2B1PP/R2QK2R b KQ - 1 13[/fen]
Instead of Qa5 which has the Bxc6 plan. Possibly better is 13...Qb6.
[fen]rn ...[text shortened]... Attack."
Hmmm.....I don't know about that. It all depends who is pushing the pawns at you.
Seems only recently that people have actually played the 4P as white against me. Obviously I've much to learn on how to handle it properly.
Objectively, it seems that white is trying for too much too soon, but proving it is another matter.
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