Suffocating the King’s Indian · Road to GM, Game 344

August 16, 2024 NHaselton Uncategorized

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The King’s Indian is a risky opening. White has much more space and usually more active pieces as a result. The defender can end up cramped and without active plans if they don’t create counterplay early with pawn breaks. If the center stays close, what happened in this game is what usually ends up happening.

I was much better, I had fewer weaknesses, more targets, dominant pieces and weak squares to use as outposts. All I had to do is keep things under control. In the King’s Indian Defense, one timely pawn break is usually enough to liberate Black’s position and steer the game towards equality in an open position. That’s exactly what I allowed. After my opponent opened the position up I was even slightly worse!

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