Kotronias on the King’s Indian Mar del Plata I

Descripción

Kotronias on the King’s Indian Mar del Plata I the King’s Indian Defence is one of Black’s most

dynamic and aggressive responses to 1.d4. A favourite weapon of both Fischer and Kasparov, it

remains a popular choice at all levels of play.

In this, the second volume of the Kotronias on the King’s Indian series, grandmaster Vassilios

Kotronias turns his attention to the main line of the famous Mar del Plata variation, which arises

after the opening moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7

9.Ne1. This leads to some of the most complicated and theoretically challenging positions in the

King’s Indian, but Kotronias provides a world-class repertoire for Black, including a wealth of

original ideas and analysis.

Kotronias on the King’s Indian

As well as providing detailed analysis, the author also shares his considerable knowledge of typical

middlegame themes, both positional and tactical. A special selection of test positions is provided,

enabling the reader to sharpen his tactical skills and increase his middlegame understanding.

Vassilios Kotronias became Greek Champion for the tenth time in December 2014. He is feared

for his profound opening preparation, and is one of the world’s foremost experts on the King’s Indian Defence.

Mar del Plata I

“I came slowly to the conclusion that Kotronias has actually done a superb job of organizing the

material, and that Quality Chess has also done an excellent job of presenting the material. In

particular, I felt that the main variations in each chapter very strongly reflected typical logical play

for both sides in this variation, and that the large number of diagrams made it easy to follow without

needing a board. This made it so much easier to give each variation a place in my head and to extract

the typical themes from each line.”

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