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The Kings Indian Defense is renowned as one of the most exciting ways for Black to play against 1.d4. It is a regular feature in the arsenal of great attacking players such as Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Gary Kasparov, all of whom have used it to create the type of unbalanced positions which every aggressive player relishes. Indeed, Kasparov used it as his staple defense in the most recent World Championship against Karpov, once again demonstrating its viability at the highest level. Wining with the King's Indian is a unique insight into this dynamic opening by one of its leading exponents over the last thirty years, Eduard Gufeld considers each of White's major responses, demonstrating the many counter-attacking resources of Black's disposal through a series of instructive and entertaining games. Armed with the King's Indian, no player need fear 1.d4 again! --- from book's back cover