Friday, January 14, 2011


Fischer's King's Indian Attack

Submitted by GM arunabi on Chess.com
 by GM Magesh and GM Arun
This week we shall see the King's Indian Attack by Robert James Fischer, who is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time. Fischer employed the King's Indian Defence with the black side frequently and tried the reverse structure once in a while. But to study the KIA it is important to study the games of Fischer.

KIA is basic structure which can be used with White against many of Black's systems like Sicilian, Caro-Kann, French etc. White launches an attack on the Kingside by holding the queenside as long as possible and directly goes for the KING!

Today's game is Fischer,R-Panno,O Buenos Aires 1970. In this game White managed to initiate an attack on the Kingside and mated him before Black could even start an attack on the Queenside. White's exchange plan went well as he kept enough pieces to attack and checkmate the king.


Fischer, Robert James vs. Panno, Oscar
Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Round 8| 30 Jul 1970 | ECO: A04 | 1-0

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 ( 10... Qb6 11. d5 Nd4 12. Nc3 exd5 13. Bg5 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qxb2 15. Bxe7 Bxc3 ) 11. e5 Bd7 ( 11... f6 12. exf6 ( 12. Nc3 fxe5 13. dxe5 h6 ) 12... Bxf6 13. Bh6 Rf7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nf5 16. Bf4 Bg7 ) 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Rc1 b5 15. b3 b4 16. Ne2 Bb5 17. Qd2 Nac6 18. g4 a5 19. Ng3 Qb6 20. h4 Nb8 21. Bh6 Nd7 22. Qg5 Rxc1 ( 22... Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Rfe8 24. Ng5 Nf8 25. Be4! dxe4 ( 25... Qxd4 26. Nh5 Qxe5 27. Nxh7 Nxh7 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Rxe5 Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 ) 26. N3xe4 Nd5 27. Nf6+ Nxf6 28. exf6 ) ( 22... Qd8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nh5+ Kh8 25. Qh6 gxh5 26. Ng5 Bd3 27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 ) 23. Rxc1 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26. h5 Qd8? ( 26... Nf8 27. Qg5 Qc7 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Qe7 30. h6 Nd7 31. Qxe7 Nxe7 ) ( 26... Bd3 27. Bf1 Bxf1 28. Ng5 Nf8 29. Nxh7 Nxh7 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 ( 31... Kf8 32. Qxh7 Bb5 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qxc8 Qxd4 35. g5 ) 32. Nh5 Qc7 33. Qe8+ Nf8 34. Qxf8+ Kh7 35. Qe8 Kh6 36. Nf6 ) 27. Ng5 Nf8 28. Be4 ( 28. Nxh7 Nxh7 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qxe6 Ne7 32. f4 ) 28... Qe7 ( 28... dxe4 29. N3xe4 ) ( 28... Be8 29. hxg6 hxg6 ( 29... fxg6 30. Nh5 Qe7 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Bd3 Nd6 33. Nfxh7 Nxh7 34. Nxh7 Qxh7 35. Qf8+ Qg8 36. Qf6+ Qg7 37. Qxe6 Qf7 38. Qxd6 ) 30. Nh5 gxh5 31. Bh7+ Nxh7 32. Nxh7 f6 33. exf6 Qc7 34. f7+ Qxf7 35. Nf6+ Qxf6 36. Qxf6 ) 29. Nxh7 Nxh7 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Bxg6 Ng5 ( 31... Qg7 32. Bxh7+ Kf7 33. Qh4 ) ( 31... Nf8 32. Nh5 Nd7 33. g5 ) 32. Nh5 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 Nxg6 35. Nf6+ Kf7 36. Qh7+

This game is a clean model example of White's play. He just stopped Black's activity on the Queen side and launched an attack on the King side. Black wasted a few moves and those moves proved to be the vital factor to decide the outcome of the game. Since Black did not manage to create any counter play for himself and was left in a purely defensive role which was pretty difficult in practical play, the situation was simply impossible against the mighty Fischer. Readers who prefer original play instead of long opening lines can use this system.
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