Author Biography

Victor Bologan is a world-class Grandmaster. His tournament victories include the Aeroflot Open in Moscow and the Dortmund super-tournament. He is the author of acclaimed opening manuals like 'The Chebanenko Slav', 'The Rossolimo Sicilian' and 'The Powerful Catalan'. His latest publications 'Bologan's Ruy Lopez for Black' and 'Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games' became world-wide bestsellers.

Review

Bologan's book has two main strengths. It is concise, and it offers multiple repertoire choices where Kotronias tends to offer just one. That it covers 'sidelines' like the English, London and Torre is also very useful. Bologan's analysis is generally of a high standard.--John Hartmann "Chess Life Magazine"
Bologan's understanding of the King's Indian is second to few and here he maps out a pretty detailed repertoire for Black against all White's options.-- "CHESS Magazine (UK)"
This book is really comprehensive and written by a player who is really impressive at the theoretical and practical level.--Davide Nastasio "Georgia Chess News"

Long Description

The King's Indian Defence is arguably the most ambitious and exciting way to play against 1.d4. Black wants to start an early attack on his opponent's king, relying on the dynamic potential of his position. The KID has been a favourite of legendary attacking players such as Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, and remains highly popular at club level.Respected Grandmaster and acknowledged chess opening expert Victor Bologan presents a complete King's Indian repertoire for Black that is much more than just a lucidly explained and very playable set of responses. In many lines he presents two options to handle the Black position.Bologan's explanations are accessible for a wide range of players and he provides the reader with a thorough grounding in the strategic and tactical motifs. White players can benefit from this book as well, since he looks at things from both sides.During his research, Bologan has found many new ideas and resources. With this book under your belt you can go to your next tournament with confidence. You will win many exciting games with Bologan's King's Indian!

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Bologan's understanding of the King's Indian is second to few and here he maps out a pretty detailed repertoire for Black against all White's options.

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