Main line
The chapter's main line, with the comments from the course.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
Black's signature move, preparing to fianchetto the bishop along the long diagonal where it'll become a monster.
3. Nc3
White's most common setup, but now we get to choose our path.
3... Bg7
Black commits to the King's Indian setup.
4. Nf3
Major crossroads: we can grab space with d5 for a Grünfeld or castle first for the pure King's Indian.
4... O-O
We castle, establishing our King's Indian setup.
5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 d6
Solid King's Indian setup with d6 supporting our central breaks.
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2
Rerouting toward c4 or b3 to slow our play, the classic Panno tussle.
9... a6 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5
Full Panno: a6, Rb8 and b5 pry open the queenside while White pokes on the other wing.
Key lines
The free lines of this chapter, each one trainable move by move.
- Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5
- 3. Nf3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Ne5 Be6
- 3. g3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5 e6 9. Nbc3 O-O
- 4. g3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
- 8. dxc5
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Nh5
- 8. dxc5
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 Qa5
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