Storming your opponent’s kingside is a very dangerous attacking weapon against fianchetto structures. By playing g6/g3, they’re giving you a target to attack with your h pawn, and are unable to keep the position closed since their pawns cannot move backwards. This game was a great example of just how powerful a pawnstorm against a fianchettoed king can be.
It was a Modern/King’s Indian structure and my opponent crumbled very quickly after exiting theory with a few passive moves.
1. d4 g6?! { (0.00 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (1… Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Nc3) 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6?! { (0.43 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { A42 Modern Defense: Kotov Variation } (4… Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3) 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. g4 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Nc5 11. h5 c6?! { (1.82 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } (11… gxh5 12. Bxh5) 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. d6 Nf5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qd2 a6? { (2.18 → 4.28) Mistake. e4 was best. } (15… e4 16. Qf4) 16. f3 b5 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. fxe4 Re8 19. O-O-O Rb8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nh3 Bf8 22. Nf2 Re6 23. Ng4 Rxd6 24. Nf6+ Rxf6 { Black resigns. } 1-0
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