The King’s Indian Defence is a popular response by black to 1.d4, and was favoured by a number of world champions, including Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Tal and Tigran Petrosian.
For more detail on specific variations, see the King’s Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation.
Featured Video: At Dortmund 2012, Kramnik shocked everyone by playing the King’s Indian for the first time as black, an opening he’s had great success against as white, and secured a satisfactory victory after an opening novelty.
Opening Theory:
Games:
- Topalov vs Hammer – King’s Indian – 2013 Norway Chess Rd4 – off the mark
- Aronian vs Radjabov – King’s Indian – 2013 Candidates Rd14 – a complicated game to end to a disappointing tournament
- Kramnik vs Gelfand – King’s Indian Defence – 2013 Candidates Rd13 – walking the tightrope
- Kramnik vs Radjabov – King’s Indian – 2013 Candidates Rd11 – immaculate preparation
- Aronian vs Giri – King’s Indian – 2013 Tata Steel Rd12 – needing a win but meeting a rock
- Carlsen vs Sokolov – King’s Indian – 2013 Tata Steel Rd6 – turning a draw into a win
- Van Wely vs Wang Hao – King’s Indian – 2013 Tata Steel Rd6 – on the defensive after a pawn sacrifice
- Carlsen vs Van Wely – King’s Indian – 2013 Tata Steel Rd3 – no counterplay in the Averbakh
- Aronian vs Carlsen – King’s Indian – 2013 Tata Steel Rd2 – surprise with the King’s Indian
- Aronian vs Van Wely – King’s Indian – 2013 Tata Steel Rd1 – returning to an old favourite
- Beliavsky vs Strikovic – King’s Indian Defence – Cacak, 1996
- Ivanchuk vs Yusupov – King’s Indian – 1991 Candidates, Rapidplay 1
- Ding Liren vs Mamedov – King’s Indian – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd8 – Sharp pressure
- Movsesian vs Grischuk – King’s Indian – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd6 – sacrifice to gain time
- Sambuev vs Radjabov – King’s Indian – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd5 – permitting the kingside attack
- Vachier-Lagrave vs Topalov – King’s Indian – 2012 Chess Olympiad Rd3
- Halay vs Flores Rios – King’s Indian – 2012 Chess Olympiad Round 2 – Four Pawn’s Attack
- Kasparov vs Carlsen – King’s Indian – Reykjavik Rapid, 2004
- Petrosian vs Gligoric – King’s Indian – Zagreb, 1970
- Gligoric vs Najdorf – King’s Indian – Mar del Plata, 1953
- Gordon vs Jones – King’s Indian – 2012 British Championship Playoff, Game 1
- Gordon vs Gormally – King’s Indian – 2012 British Chess Championship, Rd 10
- Karpov vs Kasparov – Kings Indian – 1990 World Chess Championship Game 7
- Raptis vs Stewart – King’s Indian – 2012 National Open
- Gustafsson vs Kramnik – King’s Indian – Dortmund 2012
- Zugzwang – The Tomb Game: Harper vs Zuk – Kings Indian – 1971
- A novel system against the Kings Indian – Sokolov vs Nevednichy 2012
- Makoto vs Bhawoodien – King’s Indian – 2012 SA Open Rd 11
- Kramnik vs Grischuk – Tal Memorial 2012 Rd 2
- Anand vs Gelfand – 2012 World Chess Championship Game 8
- Kramnik vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 1
- Kramnik vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 2
- Kramnik vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 3
- Tal vs Fischer, Candidates 1959, Part 1
- Tal vs Fischer, Candidates 1959, Part 2
Other resources:
- Wikipedia – King’s Indian Defence
- Wikibooks – King’s Indian Defence
- Chessgames.com – King’s Indian Defence
