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New and Surprising Motifs in the KID

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Alex Colovic
Sep 21, 2024
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Some time ago I discovered two motifs in the King’s Indian Defence that I've never seen before.

The KID is an opening where a lot of both sides' maneuvers and ideas have been explored and are well-known. To name a few, for Black these include the ...e4 pawn sacrifice to open the long diagonal for the fianchettoed bishop, the (passive) exchange sacrifice…

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