Modernized: The King's Indian Defense

Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria loves the King's Indian Defense. Having played it from his youth after reading Bronstein's great book on the Zurich 1953 Interzonal Tournament, his love for the KID is on display throughout this volume, which is filled with creative ideas and strategies, tactics, and especially those shocking shots characteristic of the King's Indian. The lines recommended to you often involve giving up the center with ...e5xd4 and then using ...c7-c6 and eventually ...d6-d5 to break it all open at the right moment. The variations covered are: 1. The Classical Variation. 2. The Samisch Variation 3. The Four Pawns Attack 4. The Averbakh System 5. The Bagirov Line 6. The Fianchetto System Welcome to your journey in the King's Indian Defense!