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King's Indian Warfare

Ilya Smirin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Quality Chess UK LLP

Published:5th Oct '16

Should be back in stock very soon

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King’s Indian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.d4. Learn to play the King’s Indian like a world-class attacker from a life-long expert. Inside Smirin annotates his best games in the King’s Indian, explaining his successes, including his mini-match of four games over a decade against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, which Smirin won 2½–1½. From sacrificial feasts to positional masterclasses, this book has it all.

Any player looking to take up the King's Indian should have this book thrust into his hands before he learns a single line of theory! I have been frankly awed at the number of fantastic games that Smirin has played and haven't stopped oohing and aahing as I've played through them. Smirin's comments are also a perfect balance of analysis and general advice.

My favourite book of the year 2016!

-- GM Matthew Sadler * New in Che

ISBN: 9781784830250

Dimensions: 240mm x 170mm x 15mm

Weight: 671g

352 pages