Beat the KID - by Jan Markos

In chess, the King's Indian Defence is one of Black's most ambitious and popular replies to 1.d4, so White needs to be well prepared.

Jan Markos shows the way with three separate repertoires for White. Each of the lines he explains has a different style, ranging from solidly positional to wildly attacking.

· Expert chess analysis from a grandmaster.
· Explains how to tackle one of the most popular chess
openings.
· Up-to-date analysis

Jan Markos is a young chess grandmaster from Slovakia
who has won many international tournaments.

ISBN: 978-1-906552-15-2 - 176 pages - Published 8 November 2008

Reviews 

"Lars Schandorff's Playing the Queen's Gambit provides White with a complete set of weapons after 1 d4 d5 2 c4. What stands out about this repertoire is its uncompromising nature. For example, White allows the full-fledged Botvinnik System versus the Semi-Slav (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 5 Bg5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 Bh4 g5 9 Nxg5, etc.), and the dynamic anti-Moscow following 5...h6 6 Bh4 dxc4 7 e4, etc. Schandorff promotes the aggressive 3 e4 versus the Queen's Gambit Accepted and the main Rubinstein Variation versus the Tarrasch. In the Slav, White pursues the most aggressive and critical path: 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 dxc4 5 a4 Bf5 6 Ne5. In fact, the only major variation that actually takes less preparation (and is therefore almost always recommended in repertoire books!) is the Exchange Variation versus the QGD, that is 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Bg5." John Watson (full review)

"If any of these anti-KID systems appeal to you, then this fine book is a must buy. And if you play the KID for Black, I would also highly recommend it (because players will be throwing these weapons in your direction!). ...Yet another highlight in the already impressive Quality Chess catalogue." IM Jeremy Silman (full review)