Miguel Najdorf: King of the King's Indian Defense (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780966188912)

This book is a celebration of the fighting spirit of one of the finest chess players to ever represent the Americas - the late Argentine Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf. There are 202 games in the collection, all with Najdorf playing the Black side of the King's Indian Defense. Again and again, Najdorf demonstrates his fine tactical and positional skills, and his deep understanding of the many varied structures that can arise from this dynamic Black defense. Playing only the Black pieces, Najdorf's achieves an incredible record of 100 wins, 73 draws, and only 29 loses (67.6%)! Najdorf responds to practically every variation of the King's Indian Defense, demonstrating by his practice the ideas behind the opening. The games offer many original ideas which deserve further attention, and is a rich field for independent analysis.

Author: Nikolay Minev
ISBN-10: 0966188918
ISBN-13: 9780966188912
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2007
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d