The Modernized King's Indian - Averbakh Variation - Couverture souple

Boekelman, Jan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9464201371 ISBN 13 : 9789464201376

Editeur : Thinkers Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Welcome to the wonderful world of the Averbakh variation against the King's Indian
Defense (KID). Who would not want to have a variation against the KID that
keeps White's position completely under control, that is positional in nature
and that stays away from dark and murky waters or messy tactical situations?
Many players like to play a variation against the KID that bears the hallmark of
strong grandmasters and has stood the test of time. This book examines such
variation with a repertoire for White and an in-depth analysis of all of
Black's responses.

The Averbakh variation represents a shift in White's approach to the fight against
the KID. Rather than focusing solely on the queenside while accepting a certain
danger of being checkmated on the other side of the board, as it happens in the
KID in many lines, White uses a strategy of positional control, in which he
uses the KID in a calm, positional way. Initially, the character of the battle
is indeed relatively calm and positional, but not too calm to land in
near-equal positions immediately. White's development schedules follow
strategic logic. In the following parts of the game, White generally retains
his first mover advantage, in positions where he retains control.

Repertoire books on the KID start from Black's point of view, overestimating Black's
chances and downplaying White's options and plans. In my opinion, that requires
an analytical response from White's point of view. In this book, I will show
that, using recent theoretical developments and my own novelties and analyses,
White has a serious chance to come out of the opening with a long-term plus.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jan Boekelman is a Dutch chess enthusiast and theorist. In his younger years he
participated in the Dutch Youth Championships, the Open Dutch Championships and
he played a number of years in a team in the Dutch national league.

In those years he wrote theoretical articles for the
New in Chess magazine and its predecessor Schaakbulletin. After a long stay outside
the Netherlands, Jan has picked up chess again. He now focuses mainly on
opening analyses.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thinkers Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9464201371
• ISBN 13: 9789464201376
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible