An absolutely superb and exciting book IM John Watson, The Week in ChessThis thoroughly practical guide to one of the most attractive chess openings is written by an author who has proved his mastery of the Kings Indian in the acid test of grandmaster practice Golubev has played the Kings Indian for the whole of his chess career, scoring many devastating victories He draws upon this extensive experience to choose the most instructive games and positions, and to provide a wealth of insightful tips Despite its sharp and aggressive nature, the Kings Indian is an opening that lends itself well to discussion in terms of plans, ideas and pawnstructures Those who are familiar with these underlying themes will enjoy an enormous practical advantage when facing those who lack this understanding, even if they are theoretically wellprepared This engaging personal account of the Kings Indian is also wideranging and detailed The main games are all from Golubevs own practice, enabling him to provide a completely accurate description of the decisions at the board The notes contain a wealth of references to games and ideas from other Kings Indian specialists, and the coverage is sufficient to provide Black with a flexible and aggressive repertoire Mikhail Golubev is a grandmaster from Odessa, Ukraine He is a noted expert in several sharp and aggressive opening systems, including the Kings Indian and the Dragon His previous book, The Sicilian Sozin, has been praised for the quantity and quality of its original analysis, and for Golubevs objectivity in identifying the critical lines The author has been a lifelong devotee of the KID, so there are few players better qualified to unravel the mysteries of this everpopular defensive system Alan Sutton, En PassantIf you work with this book, you will affirm that the author is with you in the tiniest details, thorough, selfcritical, and comprehensively analytical E Carl, RochadeGolubev has not written often, but his contributions to sharp opening theory have not been overlooked Thus, his lifelong account of his Kings Indian practice is wellworth the small investment This is a great opening book worthy of consideration for most players and especially critical to players involved in the Kings Indian Defense discussion Lou Mercuri, Chess HorizonsThe authors enthusiasm for the opening is clear and infectious an excellent book, very thorough and with the customary outstanding Gambit production quality Steve Giddins, British Chess MagazineGolubevs inspiring work deserves to take its place, alongside Gallaghers excellent Kings Indian books, on the shelf of aggressive players everywhere Phil Adams, 3Cs websitea most readable book on one of the most popular and classical chess openings Michael Stevenson, New Zealand Chess