Chess: Understanding the King's Indian Defense

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.