I spent some time looking at positions like this, too thinking I could expand the positions I played Gruenfeld principles. But, after awhile I became discouraged too because I determined that c6 was a waste of time becoming a passive move when a quick c5 is generally played in Gruenfeld lines. If White plays e5 as in the game in this video, I couldn't gain compensation or develop a coherent strategy for blockading and undermining.
So true. Kasparov once said something to the effect that he was more afraid of missing a great Idea than playing a bad move. Fischer had a similar outlook when he talked about if you didn't see anything wrong with a move you should play it. If you approach chess this way you leave room to improve when you lose. You can just as easily lose a game by playing everything safe and not playing creative ideas you thought were good, but when you lose that game you learn nothing and lose the exact same way the next time.
I enjoy your channel very much and like that it’s one of the few geared towards over 2000 ELO players. I hope you eventually do a series on developments in the Panno variation of the KID, as White fianchetto players keep coming up with new ways to handle Black’s options. Such as Qc1 (instead of Qc2) in the Na5/c5 Panno, which avoids the Knight fork Black had (eg Ng4-e3) after white played f4 in the Bh6 lines. Also, in the Nc6, d5, Nb8-d7-c5 lines White if careful eventually gets in b4 & rolls forward on the Queenside. The computer is no help as it seems to hate black’s position unless & until White screws up tactically. Anyway, hope you can shed light on developments in white’s Fianchetto variation of the KID because Black doesn’t seem to get the attacking prospects in this variation anymore. Cheers! ps: Sorry long post!
@@robertplunkettschesslab True. It’s a bit sad how chess engines & data bases have dramatically reduced the useful shelf life of novelties. Still in the upcoming WC match we should expect each side to uncork a series of novelties… to try to throw their opponent off guard. Either that or it will be a one-sided slaughter, where new ideas meet no ideas. Hope not!
@@Ebobster Not gonna lie. I'm rooting for Ding. Not because I have anything against Gukesh but because I think Ding winning is the best chance for an American to get the world title in my lifetime. If Gukesh wins I see India dominating the World championship for at least the next 20 years. Nakamura and Caruana could still get in on the next cycle but they need someone their generation that they have a better chance against. So I'm rooting for Ding. I don't think Ding is the Favorite. I think Gukesh will be Much better prepared and will probably have the better openings between the two. I'll be following it for sure. These things are always interesting.
@@Ebobster I may do an entire series on the Kings Indian as my next big Project. It will be at least 15 videos. My Ruy Lopez series ended up being 30 videos and the KID might be just as big. It's a huge opening.
I spent some time looking at positions like this, too thinking I could expand the positions I played Gruenfeld principles.
But, after awhile I became discouraged too because I determined that c6 was a waste of time becoming a passive move when a quick c5 is generally played in Gruenfeld lines. If White plays e5 as in the game in this video, I couldn't gain compensation or develop a coherent strategy for blockading and undermining.
I have similar problems. It took me a lot of pain and suffering to learn the truth about a lot of Kings Indian positions.
great video! are there any similarities in what your preparation was compared to the c6 d5 Grunfeld vs g3?
@@ponzi_0 White already has e4 in here so the short answer is no. That makes a very big difference.
Creativity can be painful!
So true. Kasparov once said something to the effect that he was more afraid of missing a great Idea than playing a bad move. Fischer had a similar outlook when he talked about if you didn't see anything wrong with a move you should play it. If you approach chess this way you leave room to improve when you lose. You can just as easily lose a game by playing everything safe and not playing creative ideas you thought were good, but when you lose that game you learn nothing and lose the exact same way the next time.
I enjoy your channel very much and like that it’s one of the few geared towards over 2000 ELO players. I hope you eventually do a series on developments in the Panno variation of the KID, as White fianchetto players keep coming up with new ways to handle Black’s options. Such as Qc1 (instead of Qc2) in the Na5/c5 Panno, which avoids the Knight fork Black had (eg Ng4-e3) after white played f4 in the Bh6 lines. Also, in the Nc6, d5, Nb8-d7-c5 lines White if careful eventually gets in b4 & rolls forward on the Queenside. The computer is no help as it seems to hate black’s position unless & until White screws up tactically. Anyway, hope you can shed light on developments in white’s Fianchetto variation of the KID because Black doesn’t seem to get the attacking prospects in this variation anymore. Cheers! ps: Sorry long post!
@@robertplunkettschesslab True. It’s a bit sad how chess engines & data bases have dramatically reduced the useful shelf life of novelties. Still in the upcoming WC match we should expect each side to uncork a series of novelties… to try to throw their opponent off guard. Either that or it will be a one-sided slaughter, where new ideas meet no ideas. Hope not!
@@Ebobster Not gonna lie. I'm rooting for Ding. Not because I have anything against Gukesh but because I think Ding winning is the best chance for an American to get the world title in my lifetime. If Gukesh wins I see India dominating the World championship for at least the next 20 years. Nakamura and Caruana could still get in on the next cycle but they need someone their generation that they have a better chance against. So I'm rooting for Ding. I don't think Ding is the Favorite. I think Gukesh will be Much better prepared and will probably have the better openings between the two. I'll be following it for sure. These things are always interesting.
@@Ebobster I may do an entire series on the Kings Indian as my next big Project. It will be at least 15 videos. My Ruy Lopez series ended up being 30 videos and the KID might be just as big. It's a huge opening.