Bronstein On the King's Indian

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Summary: KID must.Both sides explained at last.
Review: An excellent choice for interm and advanced alike.Not directly written by David,but directed by his analysis and games.Chief advisor is none other than G. Kasparov.An entire section on the role of every piece for both sides of the KID complete with examples.Aimed at understanding the ideas behind this opening and not the memorizing of variations.A noteworthy addition to any woodpusher's library. (uscf B-class player)

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Summary: Bronstein: On the King's Indian
Review: An excellent introduction to the King's Indian Defence. It explains this difficult opening with great clarity. It assumes no previous knowlege, unlike most opening books that begin the expainations after several moves into the opening. Every move, plan, what all the chessmen do, and there likely moves, are explained from the FIRST MOVE! There are no dense lists of variations and sub-variations to make you eyes bleed and you will feel happy: it's an easy read. There are some test questions about the key elements of the KID. There are about three or four diagrams on each page, so following the explainations is a doddle. There are 64 annotated games and a further 50 games without annotation, so getting the 'feel' of the opening is also a doddle. This book has proved its worth for me. I've had little sucsess with the KID until I read this gem. I'm a weak club player, (70 BCF, circa. 1260 USCF) but now I'm a little stronger... :)

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Summary: Bronstein, the innovator, and the "unlucky" co-champion.
Review: I bought this book for two reasons: Brontein's name and sections 2 and 3. Bronstein is famous for many unique characteristics: let the Champion, Botvinnik, escape with a draw; lost to Spassky by King Gambit in a Soviet Championship; a few year later beat Tal(!) in a KG (again) in a USSR team championship; meditating the first move as white for more than 30 min before making it! He is the first is to use the KID, QID, and Gruenfeld extensively in his games. Like Nimzowitsch, he never is afraid to test his innovation at the chessboard. He plays the KID equally brilliantly in both color. One thing that took a star from the book rating is he's NOT the author; the author uses him as a consultant and uses most games from Bronstein in the book.
Now the second reason. This is the first time, I saw a book, that explains the use of EVERY PIECE at EVERY LOCATION during the opening, section 2. In reality, this is applicabale to most all openings. Just the order is important in each, and timing is the most crucial one. In section 3, the author 36 standard moves for black pieces, then 24 std moves for black pawns. After that, white's turn with 36 std moves for pieces, and 24 moves for black. How simple! Not realy. The correct sequence, and strategy must be experienced with; like playing for K-side, Q-side, or center thrust by experiment and personal style.
Good book! Wish Bronstein wrote some preface or introduction and some of his "best kept secrets in the KID."
Two more points for experimenting with the KID. Fischer and Kasparov use them too!

Rating:
Summary: Bronstein, the innovator, and the "unlucky" co-champion.
Review: I bought this book for two reasons: Brontein's name and sections 2 and 3. Bronstein is famous for many unique characteristics: let the Champion, Botvinnik, escape with a draw; lost to Spassky by King Gambit in a Soviet Championship; a few year later beat Tal(!) in a KG (again) in a USSR team championship; meditating the first move as white for more than 30 min before making it! He is the first is to use the KID, QID, and Gruenfeld extensively in his games. Like Nimzowitsch, he never is afraid to test his innovation at the chessboard. He plays the KID equally brilliantly in both color. One thing that took a star from the book rating is he's NOT the author; the author uses him as a consultant and uses most games from Bronstein in the book.
Now the second reason. This is the first time, I saw a book, that explains the use of EVERY PIECE at EVERY LOCATION during the opening, section 2. In reality, this is applicabale to most all openings. Just the order is important in each, and timing is the most crucial one. In section 3, the author 36 standard moves for black pieces, then 24 std moves for black pawns. After that, white's turn with 36 std moves for pieces, and 24 moves for black. How simple! Not realy. The correct sequence, and strategy must be experienced with; like playing for K-side, Q-side, or center thrust by experiment and personal style.
Good book! Wish Bronstein wrote some preface or introduction and some of his "best kept secrets in the KID."
Two more points for experimenting with the KID. Fischer and Kasparov use them too!

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Summary: Finally I can respond to d4 with confidence!
Review: This book presents the opening in a clear, concise method that doesn't lose you along the way. The style is unlike many other books having endless variations in size 10 font, bracketted within the brackets. I am a 1400+ rated player and find this book to be of great help.

When reading this book I became absolutely amazed at the masterful, almost artistic way in which Bronstein co-ordinates his pieces. I have since learned he is well known for this.

I Highly recommend this book.