King’s Indian Defense – Full Repertoire

The King’s Indian is one of the most powerful and battle-tested openings for Black, and now you can have a complete, ready-to-use repertoire covering everything White can throw at you.

This is my new King’s Indian Black Repertoire course, built around the flexible move order 1…Nf6 and 2…d6, a small but important detail that eliminates a huge number of annoying White sidelines before the game even gets started.

🚫 What Does 1…Nf6 + 2…d6 Avoid? By using this specific move order, you sidestep all of the most irritating deviations White players love to use:

h3 early systems — gone Be2 early — gone Bg5 pin systems (Averbakh) — gone Nge2 sidelines — gone Four Pawns Attack — gone The Sämisch (f3) is still possible, but it’s covered in the course, and honestly, there’s nothing special about it once you know the plan.

📚 What’s Inside: 9 Chapters

Chapter 1: KID Sidelines after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 White has a few ways to deviate early: d5 to close the center, dxe5 into an endgame, or the g3 fianchetto without the standard setup. All of them are covered with clear, practical plans for Black.

Chapter 2: Against the Colle / King’s Indian Attack Reverse White plays 1.Nf3 and 2.e3, trying to build a slow, solid system. We respond with the King’s Indian setup and target White’s lack of ambition with timely central breaks, …e4 space grabs, and kingside pressure.

Chapter 3: Against the London System (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d6) The London is everywhere right now. After 3…Nbd7, Black immediately challenges with …Nh5 to attack the bishop and force White into difficult decisions. We cover the main lines with …e5, …f5 breaks and show exactly how to take over the initiative.

Chapter 4: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.Sidelines White has several options here: 3.Bg5, 3.Nbd2, 3.c3, 3.Nc3 with an early Bf5 idea. Each one is addressed with a coherent plan. Against the Trompovsky-style Bg5 on move two via Nf3 setups, the …h6 and …g5 ideas hit hard.

Chapter 5: Against the Trompovsky (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) The most annoying opening for any King’s Indian player. We take it head-on with 2…c5, meeting 3.Bxf6 with the ambitious …gxf6, fighting for the center with …f5, …Qb6, and the bishop pair. If White tries 3.d5, we respond with …Qb6 immediately. All major variations are covered, including the sharp 3.Nc3 and 3.e3 lines.

Chapter 6: Against the English/Fianchetto with d3 (1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.g3) White plays a slow setup with Bg2 and d3, aiming for queenside expansion with Rb1 and b4. We respond with …c6 and the thematic …d5 central break, inspired by Firouzja’s treatment of the position. Once we hit …d5, our bishops come to life and White’s queenside ambitions fall apart.

Chapter 7: KID Main Line: Fianchetto (g3): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7 4.Nc3 e5 5.g3 One of the two main lines, and it’s brilliantly covered. After 5…g6 6.Bg2 Bg7, the course explains the critical moment of choosing between …Ba6 (my recommendation, targeting c4 immediately) and the solid …exd4 with …Nc5 plan. Both lead to rich, dynamic positions where Black has real winning chances.

Chapter 8: KID Main Line: Classical (e4 setup): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7 4.Nc3 e5 5.e4 The second top line, and the heart of the course. Black plays the clever …h6 move order, waiting for White to commit with dxe5 and Qc2 before castling. This avoids the dangerous Kh1-Rg1 plans that make the normal …O-O move order risky at the top level. The course explains the full plan: …O-O, …Re8, …Nc5, …Nh5-f4, …g5, and the kingside avalanche that follows.

Chapter 9: Against the Jobava London and Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3) Two dangerous systems that share the same starting moves. Against the Jobava London (3.Bf4), we play 3…g6 and adopt a flexible setup with …Bg7, …c6, and challenge the strong e5 knight with …Nfd7, a clever idea from GM Ivic. Against the Richter-Veresov (3.Bg5), we follow Giri’s approach with 3…h6 4.Bxf6 exf6, grabbing the bishop pair and building a straightforward plan with …g6, …f5, …Bg7, and a kingside attack. Both systems are covered with sharp sidelines and practical plans that take White out of their comfort zone.

🎮 10 Model Games: One for Every Chapter + Bonus Every chapter comes with a carefully selected model game from top-level play to show you exactly how these positions are won in practice. 9 chapters, 10 model games: you’ll see GMs including Firouzja, Nakamura, Shimanov, Giri, Ivic and others demonstrating the ideas at the highest level.

📦 Format & Availability

The course is currently available as a PGN file, deeply annotated, structured by chapter, and ready to load into any chess software (ChessBase, Chessable, Lichess studies, etc.).

Video content is coming this month, stay tuned.