4 Pawns Attack: Maintaining Flexibility
What do you do as Black against the Four Pawns Attack in the King's Indian Defense? Learn how to be flexible in this popular...
The King's Indian Destroys The Center
The King's Indian Defense is one of the most active ways to handle the queen's pawn opening, but do you know how to bombad...
4 Pawns Attack: Locking The Center
The Four Pawns Attack is certainly not White's most reputable option against the King's Indian Defense, but it is still...
The King's Indian Defense: Defeating The Yugoslav
The Yugoslav center is one of the most soundly positional responses to your King’s Indian Defense. Find out how to beat...
The King's Indian Defense: Attacking The Averbach
If you’re playing Black and face a queen’s pawn opening, you can’t go wrong with the flexible King’s Indian Defense. But...
The King's Indian Defense: Smashing The Saemisch
Your favorite chess openings teacher is back with another lesson on a system everyone needs to know — the King’s Indian...
The King's Indian: Beating The Exchange
GM Rashad Babaev continues his guide on the King’s Indian with a look at the Exchange variation, where the game takes a...
The King's Indian: Prevailing In The Petrosian
What do you do if your opponent plays the Petrosian center against your King’s Indian? GM Rashad Babaev shows you a plan...
The King's Indian: Winning The Mar del Plata Race
Sometimes chess is a race, and only the fastest player will survive. GM Rashad Babaev shows you how to win the race that...
What To Do Against 1.e4?
GM Babaev has taught you both sides of the King’s Indian Defense and Attack, but what do you do when your opponent...
Choosing An Opening: King's Indian Games
You’ve chosen to play the King’s Indian, but how can you expect your games to proceed? GM Rashad Babaev shows you some...
Is The King's Indian Right For You?
Which opening did Hikaru Nakamura just use to win against GM Holt at the U.S. Championship? This one! GM Rashad Babaev...