Chess Openings On Demand

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6
5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 O-O Nc6 8 d5
8 ... Ne7 9 Kh1:

9 ... Kh8
9 ... Ne8
9 ... Nd7
9 ... Nh5
9 ... a5

Human Vision:

According to John Nunn's The Classical
King's Indian (1990 Edition) 9 Kh1 is
Bent Larsen's idea and it's supposed to
be a tame one. Nunn suggests 9 ... Nd7
or 9 ... Ne8 as Black's best responses.

Theoretical Variations:

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6
5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 O-O Nc6 8 d5
8 ... Ne7 9 Kh1:

9 ... Nh5 10 Ng1 Nf4 11 Bf3 c5
12 a4 h6 13 a5 g5 14 Ra3 f5
15 exf5 Nxf5 16 g3 Ng6 17 Ne4.

9 ... Nh5 10 g3 f5 11 exf5 Nxf5
12 Ng5 Nd4 13 Bd3 Nf6 14 f3 c6
15 Nge4 Bh3 16 Rf2 cxd5 17 Nxf6+.

9 ... Kh8 10 Ne1 Nd7 11 Nd3 f5
12 exf5 Nxf5 13 Ne4 Nf6 14 Bg5
14 ... Qe8 15 Bxf6 Bxf6 16 Bg4
16 ... Be7 17 Qd2.

9 ... Kh8 10 Ne1 Nd7 11 f4 f5
12 exf5 Nxf5 13 Nd3 Qh4 14 Ne4
14 ... Nd4 15 Bg4 Nc5.

9 ... Kh8 10 Ne1 Nd7 11 f3 f5
12 Be3 f4 13 Bg1 g5 14 Nd3 Rf6
15 c5 Rh6 16 cxd6 cxd6 17 Nf2.

9 ... Ne8 10 Ne1 f5 11 exf5 Nxf5
12 Nc2 Nf6 13 f4.

9 ... Ne8 10 Ne1 f5 11 exf5 Nxf5
12 Nf3 Nf6 13 Bd3 Nd4 14 Nxd4
14 ... exd4 15 Ne4 Nxe4 16 Bxe4
16 ... Bd7 17 Qd3.

9 ... Ne8 10 Ne1 f5 11 exf5 gxf5
12 f4 Ng6 13 g3 Bd7 14 Ng2 Qe7
15 Bd2 Nf6 16 Qc2 exf4 17 Nxf4.

9 ... Ne8 10 Rg1 f5 11 exf5 gxf5
12 Ng5 Nf6 13 f4 Ng6 14 fxe5
14 ... dxe5 15 c5 h6 16 Ne6
16 ... Bxe6 17 dxe6.

9 ... Nd7 10 g4 Nc5 11 Rg1 a5
12 Be3 Bd7 13 Ne1 f6 14 Nd3 b6.

9 ... Nd7 10 g4 Nc5 11 Rg1 a5
12 Be3 Kh8 13 Ne1 f5 14 f3 fxe4
15 fxe4 c6 16 Nd3 cxd5 17 cxd5.

9 ... Nd7 10 g4 c6 11 Rg1 cxd5
12 cxd5 f5 13 gxf5 gxf5 14 Ng5
14 ... Nf6 15 Bd3 f4.

9 ... a5 10 Ne1 Nd7 11 Be3 f5
12 f3 f4 13 Bg1 g5 14 Nd3 b6
15 a3 Nf6 16 Rc1 Ng6 17 b4 Qe7
18 c5.

Silicon Vision:

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6
5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 O-O Nc6 8 d5
8 ... Ne7 9 Kh1:

9 ... a6 10 Bd2 Nh5 11 Qc1 f5
12 Ng5 Nf6 13 Qc2 c6 14 Qb3
14 ... fxe4 15 Ngxe4 Nxe4
16 Nxe4 Bf5.

9 ... h6 10 Bd2 Nd7 11 Qc1 Kh7
12 Qc2 f5 13 Rae1 Nf6 14 exf5
14 ... Bxf5 15 Qb3 Rb8 16 Be3
16 ... a6.

9 ... Nh5 10 Bd3 h6 11 Re1 f5
12 exf5 Bxf5 13 Nh4 Bxd3
14 Qxd3 Nf4 15 Bxf4 Rxf4
16 Nxg6 Rxf2 17 Nd1.

9 ... Ne8 10 Re1 h6 11 Qb3 f5
12 exf5 Nxf5 13 Bd3 Nf6 14 Bd2
14 ... a6 15 Nd4 exd4.

9 ... Nd7 10 Be3 h6 11 Qd2 Kh7
12 Rae1 f5 13 Qc2 Kg8 14 b4 a5
15 Qa4 Nf6 16 Nd2 f4.
9 ... a5 10 Be3 Nd7 11 Qb3 h6.

9 ... Kh8 10 a4 a5 11 Rb1 h6
12 Qc2 Nd7 13 Be3 f5 14 Kg1
14 ... Nc5 15 Rfe1.

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6
5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 O-O Nc6 8 d5
8 ... Ne7 9 Be3:

9 ... Ng4 10 Bd2 f5 11 Ng5 Nf6
12 exf5 Nxf5 13 Bd3 c5 14 Kh1
14 ... Re8 15 f4 exf4 16 Rxf4
16 ... Bh6.

9 ... Ng4 10 Bd2 f5 11 Ng5 Nf6
12 exf5 gxf5 13 f4 h6 14 Ne6
14 ... Bxe6 15 dxe6 Qc8
16 Nd5 Nfxd5 17 cxd5 Nxd5
18 Bc4 Qxe6 19 Qb3 c6.

9 ... Ng4 10 Bg5 f6 11 Bh4 Nh6
12 Nd2 g5 13 Bg3 Ng6 14 Re1 Nf4.

9 ... h6 10 Ne1 Nd7 11 Qd2 Kh7
12 Nd3 f5 13 f4 Nb6 14 Nf2 exf4
15 Bxf4 Nd7 16 exf5 Nxf5 17 Rae1.
9 ... Ng4 10 Bd2 f5 11 Ng5 Nf6
12 Qb3 b6 13 Bd3 h6.

9 ... a6 10 Qd3 Nh5 11 Rae1 f5
12 exf5 Rxf5 13 Qd2 Nf4 14 Ne4
14 ... Bd7 15 Nh4.
9 ... Ne8 10 Qb3 f5 11 c5 Kh8
12 Bd3 c6 13 Rad1 f4 14 cxd6
14 ... Qxd6 15 Bc1.

9 ... Nh5 10 Rc1 f5 11 c5 Nf6
12 cxd6 cxd6 13 Qb3 fxe4 14 Nd2
14 ... Bf5 15 Qb5 b6.
9 ... a5 10 Qc2 h6 11 Ne1 Nd7
12 Qd2 Kh7 13 Nd3 f5 14 f4 exf4.

9 ... Nd7 10 Qd2 a5 11 Rad1 Nc5
12 Bxc5 dxc5 13 Qe3 b6 14 d6
14 ... cxd6 15 Nb5 Bd7 16 Nxd6.