Play the King's Indian Attack! - A Learn-Less, Win-More Repertoire for White

Name: Play the King's Indian Attack! - A Learn-Less, Win-More Repertoire for White
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Cyrus Lakdawala

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English

Elk and Ruby
15 February 2026

Indoor games; Chess; Sports & outdoor recreation

The King's Indian Attack, featuring White's early kingside fianchetto and d3, while usually involving the e4 advance and often a kingside pawn storm, was one of Bobby Fischer's favourite openings. It is simple to learn without the need to worry about huge blocks of theory and it is taught through 77 illustrative games. That said, being simple to learn doesn't mean that the opening doesn't have its fair share of excitement - and complications. It certainly has - both tactical and positional - once you get into the middlegame, but there is very little that you need to learn by heart after you digest the key ideas from the book's introduction and illustrative games. This book features eleven games with Fischer as White.

The book recommends White's best easy-to-remember set ups against all of Black's main replies. The key material is delivered as follows: Chapter 1: The Reversed King's IndianChapter 2: The Reversed PircChapter 3: KIA vs ...d5 ...c6 and ...

Bxf3Chapter 4: KIA vs ...d5 ...c6 and ...

Bh5Chapter 5: KIA vs Reversed London SystemChapter 6: KIA vs French DefenceChapter 7: KIA vs ...e5/...d6 StructuresChapter 8: KIA vs Reversed English FormationsThe author himself is a frequent practitioner of the opening. The book features nine games with Cyrus as White and another three as Black. Further, he has taught it to numerous students over the years. Other games feature elite players including Carlsen, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Petrosian, Botvinnik, Gukesh, Ding, Nepo, Nakamura, Pragg, Svidler, Giri, Timman, Kamsky, Polugaevsky, Erigaisi, Lilienthal and Stahlberg.

By: Cyrus Lakdawala
Imprint: Elk and Ruby
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 626g
ISBN: 9781916839748
ISBN 10: 1916839746
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

International Master Cyrus Lakdawala was born in Mumbai, India, in 1960, moved to Montreal, Canada, in 1966, and later moved at age 18 to San Diego, California, where he continues to reside. He reached a peak USCF rating of 2597 in 1994 and obtained the IM title in 2002. He is a a 6-time Southern California State Champion and won the San Diego Chess Club Championship 23 times.Cyrus began writing chess books in 2009 and since then has written 77 books, making him the most prolific chess writer in the world. He continues to coach and two of his students have also become IMs.