The Four Pawns Attack, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5,f4, has a reputation as being a very sharp and direct attempt to refute the King’s Indian. By building a large pawn center with four pawns, White hopes to smother Black’s attempts to get counter play in the center. The most noticeable difference [...]

The Saemisch is a very popular system within the King’s Indian Defense. The Saemisch is a solid and flexible approach for White. Often he can castle on either side of the board. Typically play is of positional nature, but if White castles queenside both players can often attack each other’s kings.
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After the opening moves 1.d4 [...]

White can choose to play the Saemisch system of the King’s Indian by playing 5.f3. The Saemisch is a solid and flexible system for White. Often he can castle on either side of the board. He can play purely positional or launch a sharp kingside attack at the right time by advancing the g-pawn to [...]