King's Indian 1
The King’s Indian is the ideal response to 1.d4 to combine dynamic counterattacking play with complete theoretical soundness. A past favorite of both Fischer and Kasparov, it continues to perform well at the highest levels of modern chess.

King’s Indian 1 is the first of two books presenting a complete repertoire for Black. GM Gawain Jones is the perfect guide, being both a world-class player and a longstanding expert on the King’s Indian. This book version of Jones’s Chessable course has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess.

Volume 1 takes the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 as the starting point, covering White’s main possibilities, such as the Mar del Plata, lines with an early h2-h3 and the Sämisch (5.f3).

The repertoire will be completed in King’s Indian 2, including antidotes to White’s tricky tries after 1.d4 Nf6, as well as the King’s Indian versus the English Opening, Reti and everything else (except for 1.e4).

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King's Indian 1
The King’s Indian is the ideal response to 1.d4 to combine dynamic counterattacking play with complete theoretical soundness. A past favorite of both Fischer and Kasparov, it continues to perform well at the highest levels of modern chess.

King’s Indian 1 is the first of two books presenting a complete repertoire for Black. GM Gawain Jones is the perfect guide, being both a world-class player and a longstanding expert on the King’s Indian. This book version of Jones’s Chessable course has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess.

Volume 1 takes the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 as the starting point, covering White’s main possibilities, such as the Mar del Plata, lines with an early h2-h3 and the Sämisch (5.f3).

The repertoire will be completed in King’s Indian 2, including antidotes to White’s tricky tries after 1.d4 Nf6, as well as the King’s Indian versus the English Opening, Reti and everything else (except for 1.e4).

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King's Indian 1

King's Indian 1

by Gawain Jones
King's Indian 1

King's Indian 1

by Gawain Jones

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Overview

The King’s Indian is the ideal response to 1.d4 to combine dynamic counterattacking play with complete theoretical soundness. A past favorite of both Fischer and Kasparov, it continues to perform well at the highest levels of modern chess.

King’s Indian 1 is the first of two books presenting a complete repertoire for Black. GM Gawain Jones is the perfect guide, being both a world-class player and a longstanding expert on the King’s Indian. This book version of Jones’s Chessable course has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess.

Volume 1 takes the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 as the starting point, covering White’s main possibilities, such as the Mar del Plata, lines with an early h2-h3 and the Sämisch (5.f3).

The repertoire will be completed in King’s Indian 2, including antidotes to White’s tricky tries after 1.d4 Nf6, as well as the King’s Indian versus the English Opening, Reti and everything else (except for 1.e4).


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781784831738
Publisher: Continental Sales, Inc.
Publication date: 05/25/2022
Series: Grandmaster Repertoire
Pages: 688
Product dimensions: 6.75(w) x 9.48(h) x 1.33(d)

About the Author

GM Gawain Jones is an English grandmaster, twice British Chess Champion and winner of the 2020 European Blitz Championship. He continues to use the King's Indian as his main weapon against the world elite.

Table of Contents

Key to Symbols used & Bibliography 4

Preface 5

Introduction to the Repertoire 7

6…bd7 System 11

1 8.e3 with d4-d5 13

2 8.e3 without d4-d5 32

3 Move 8 Alternatives 58

4 Move 7 Alternatives 105

Mar del Plata - 9.e1 123

5 13.d3 & 13.c1 125

6 Other 10.e3 Lines 150

7 10.d3 & 10.f3 181

Mar del Plata - Other Lines

8 Bayonet Attack 231

9 Move 8/9 Alternatives 254

Petrosian System

10 Old Main Line 281

11 e3 Lines 301

12 8.h3 316

Other f3 Lines

13 Gligoric Variation 345

14 Exchange Variation 371

15 Larsen & Others 384

Makogonov System

16 7.d5 403

17 Lines without 7.d5 443

Other Set-Ups

18 5.h3 with 6.e3 453

19 Other 5.h3 Lines 482

20 Seirawan Variation 503

21 5.ge2 & 5.g5 537

Samisch System

22 Old Main Line 565

23 12.f4 & 12.g5 585

24 7.d5 & 7.dxc5 605

25 6.g5 & 6.ge2 641

Index of Illustrative Games 674

Variation Index 675

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