The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening - unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, White wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside! Black is hunting the enemy king and - in practical play - this gives him a psychological edge.

David Vigorito presents an aggressive King's Indian repertoire for Black based on the main lines. Vigorito is renowned for his opening expertise, and his suggested lines are full of innovative ideas. In addition, his lucid explanations of the key plans and tactics will benefit all players. Volume 1 deals with the Main Line (Classical) and Sämisch variations.

ATTACKING CHESS is a brand new series which focuses on traditional attacking openings, as well as creative and aggressive ways to play openings that are not always associated with attacking chess. It provides hard-hitting repertoires and opening weapons designed for players of all levels.

• A King's Indian repertoire for Black
• State-of-the-art coverage of the key lines
• Packed with new ideas and critical analysis

David Vigorito is an International Master from the United States. His previous books have received great praise and he is fast becoming one of the worlds leading chess writers.

Content:
005 Bibliography

007 Introduction

Part I: The Classical Variation

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 0-0 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0 Nc6

012 1) Mar del Plata Variation: 9 Ne1 Nd7 10 Nd3

038 2) Mar del Plata Variation: 9 Ne1 Nd7 10 f3

047 3) Mar del Plata Variation: 9 Ne1 Nd7 10 Be3

076 4) Mar del Plata Variation: 9 Nd2

092 5) Mar del Plata Variation: 9 b4 Nh5 without 10 Re1

105 6) Mar del Plata Variation: 9 b4 Nh5 10 Re1

144 7) Mar del Plata Variation: White's Other 9th Moves

156 8) White's Eighth Move Deviations

Part II: The Classical Variation

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 0-0 6 Be2 e5 without 7 0-0

168 9) Gligoric Variation: 7 Be3 Ng4 8 Bg5 f6 9 Bc1 Nc6, 9 Bh4 Nc6

184 10) GligoricVariation: 7 Be3 Ng4 8 Bg5 f6 9 Bh4 g5

202 11) Petrosian Variation: 7 d5 a5 without 8 Bg5

222 12) Petrosian Variation: 7 d5 a5 8 Bg5

238 13) Exchange Variation: 7 dxe5 dxe5 8 Qxd8 Qxd8

Part III: The Sämisch Variation

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 0-0 6 Be3 Nc6 7 Nge2 a6 8 Qd2 Rb8

266 14) Panno Variation: 9 h4 without 9...h5

273 15) Panno Variation: 9 h4 h5 10 0-0-0

293 16) Panno Variation: 9 h4 h5 10 Nc1

302 17) Panno Variation: 9 Nc1

320 18) Panno Variation: 9 0-0-0, 9 Bh6 and 9 g4

331 19) Panno Variation: 9 a3, 9 Rb1 and 9 Rc1

344 20) Panno Variation: Other lines

364 Index of Variations