UNDERSTANDING THE KING'S INDIAN (Mikhail Golubev)
208
pages (248 mm by 172 mm).
£15.99/$27.50/€21,60
Despite its sharp and aggressive nature, the King's Indian
is an opening that lends itself well to discussion in terms of plans, ideas and
pawn-structures. Those who are familiar with these underlying themes will enjoy
an enormous practical advantage when facing those who lack this understanding,
even if they are theoretically well-prepared. Golubev is ideally qualified to
provide a realistic and informative guide to the King's Indian: he has played
it for the whole of his chess career, scoring many devastating victories. He
draws upon this extensive experience to choose the most instructive games and
positions, and to provide a wealth of insightful tips.
Mikhail Golubev is a grandmaster from Odessa,
Ukraine, who plays regularly in tournaments in eastern and central Europe. He
is a noted expert in several sharp and aggressive opening systems, including
the King's Indian and the Dragon. His previous book, The Sicilian Sozin, has been praised for the
quantity and quality of its original analysis, and for Golubev's objectivity in
identifying the critical lines. Golubev has a website at
http://mikhail-golubev.livejournal.com/
with more quotes and information on his books.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
"An absolutely superb and exciting book" - IM John
Watson, The Week in
Chess
"Golubev has not written often, but his contributions to
sharp opening theory have not been overlooked. … Thus, his lifelong
account of his King's Indian practice is well-worth the small investment.
… This is a great opening book worthy of consideration for most players
and especially critical to players involved in the King's Indian Defense
discussion." - Lou Mercuri, Chess Horizons
"If you work with this book, you will affirm, that the
author is with you in the tiniest details, thorough, self-critical, and
comprehensively analytical" - E Carl, Rochade
"Golubev's inspiring work deserves to take its place,
alongside Gallagher's excellent King's Indian books, on the shelf of aggressive
players everywhere." - Phil Adams,
3Cs website
"...it's still a pleasure to review a most readable book on
one of the most popular and classical chess openings." - Michael Stevenson,
New Zealand Chess
"The author has been a lifelong devotee of the KID, so there
are few players better qualified to unravel the mysteries of this ever-popular
defensive system. In fact he has been so successful with it that he has been
able to concentrate exclusively on his own games to illustrate Black's best
play." - Alan Sutton, En Passant
"The material is well-chosen and instructive. Well worth
buying by all Chessfriends who want to get to know the strategic and tactical
problems of the opening." - Jerzy Konikowski, Fernschach
International
"With the aid of this excellent opening survey you too can
play the KID with confidence. Highly recommended!" - PHL Hughes, Chess
Post
"Anyone who already plays the King's Indian or is thinking
of taking it up cannot help but benefit from this book. Highly recommended." -
John Donaldson, www.jeremysilman.com
"The material is well-chosen and instructive. Well worth
buying by all Chessfriends who want to get to know the strategic and tactical
problems of the opening." - Jerzy Konikowski, Fernschach
International
"Well worth buying for the advanced chessfriend who speaks
English" - Schachmarkt
"The author's enthusiasm for the opening is clear and
infectious, but does not stray into Gufeldesque hyperbole, so this looks like
an excellent book, very thorough and with the customary outstanding Gambit
production quality." - Steve Giddins, BCM
"Grandmaster Mikhail Golubev from the Ukraine describes in
this latest Gambit book the latest developments of the King's Indian with a
impressive collection of 56 model games all played by Golubev himself, and that
is truly super instructive because there is no better way to explain chess than
from your own King's Indian experiences!" - John Elburg, Chess Mail,
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