06 Dec '05 03:32>
I just played an interesting game on ICC against a black player who started with e6 against my e4. I wasn't scared, but I felt unprepared. My main opening line is the KIA and the KIA just felt wrong against e6. Was I right? I don't know, my mind is a whirl of contradictory thoughts right now. The important thing is that I know now that I don't know when to use the KIA and when to stick with something else. I know the problem.
The KIA may be a universal system and that's the way my book on the KIA advertises it, a system you learn once and use against anything and everything. However, against some openings the KIA is clearly not optimal. What I want to know is, when do I use the KIA and when do I go for something different?
I always start with e4 now, because it is "the best by test" and most flexible. (Nf3 almost forced me to do KIA) To what black responses should I employ a non KIA line and what are good lines for the KIA?
Anyway, here's my game on ICC, the one that got me thinking about all this:
[Event "ICC 2 12 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.12.05"]
[White "Exigentsky"]
[Black "guest2293"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. d4 Nf6 4. h3 Bh5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. exf6 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Bxd1 13. fxe7 Rfe8 14.
Raxd1 Nxe7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rd3 {Black resigns} 1-0
So, was I right now to follow through with a KIA defense? Would KIA have even worked here or would it have been the start of my downfall?
BTW: Sorry for such a long brain dump, I know it may be overwhelming, but I love chess and have an incredible drive to improve. I really need your help. Opening theory is driving me nuts, it is perhaps the single most difficult aspect of the game, at least for me.
The KIA may be a universal system and that's the way my book on the KIA advertises it, a system you learn once and use against anything and everything. However, against some openings the KIA is clearly not optimal. What I want to know is, when do I use the KIA and when do I go for something different?
I always start with e4 now, because it is "the best by test" and most flexible. (Nf3 almost forced me to do KIA) To what black responses should I employ a non KIA line and what are good lines for the KIA?
Anyway, here's my game on ICC, the one that got me thinking about all this:
[Event "ICC 2 12 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.12.05"]
[White "Exigentsky"]
[Black "guest2293"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. d4 Nf6 4. h3 Bh5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. exf6 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Bxd1 13. fxe7 Rfe8 14.
Raxd1 Nxe7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rd3 {Black resigns} 1-0
So, was I right now to follow through with a KIA defense? Would KIA have even worked here or would it have been the start of my downfall?
BTW: Sorry for such a long brain dump, I know it may be overwhelming, but I love chess and have an incredible drive to improve. I really need your help. Opening theory is driving me nuts, it is perhaps the single most difficult aspect of the game, at least for me.