Viktor Korchnoi vs Judit Polgar (1994)

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Viktor Korchnoi vs Judit Polgar
Melody Amber Blind 3rd (1994) (blindfold), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 10, Apr-??
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) · 1-0

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Feb-28-14		Garech: Great game from Korchnoi. I've been exploring how he played against the KID. The lines with Be3-f2 have been my favourite for some time. He plays 16.a4 most commonly, with six games in the database. Can anyone tell me exactly what white is trying to achieve with this move, positionally? I realise that white should be attacking on the queenside, of course, but I'd like to get into specifics with regard to understanding this move. Cheers, -Garech

Feb-28-14		perfidious: <Garech> White's play is to open as many lines as possible on the queenside in the face of the standard bash he will soon deal with on the other wing, for the open c-file shall likely not be enough. The line with 10.Be3 had long been out of fashion after the classic attacking game Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953, until its revival at top level in Korchnoi vs K Hulak, 1987.

Feb-28-14		SChesshevsky: <Garech: He plays 16.a4 most commonly, with six games in the database. Can anyone tell me exactly what white is trying to achieve with this move, positionally?> Looks like he might be after control of the sixth rank. Black's going to be cramped and her seventh rank's pretty weak and going to be hard to defend. After 15.a5, White's probably figuring Black's going to drop a pawn either breaking the bind or otherwise. With the open lines previously mentioned that should be a big advantage. The trick is withstanding Black's Kside attack in the meantime. In this game Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 Kasparov looks like he took a different approach. 16..Rf7 puts the Rook defending the 7th rank and allowing access to the Qside if the pawns are broken up. 17...a5 hinders and makes any coordinated Qside move much harder. Both apparently allowing Black time to set up a more solid Kside attack.

Mar-01-14		SChesshevsky: For what it's worth, I came across this KID Korchnoi vs Judit Polgar, 1990 Interestingly, though Korchnoi won in 90, I'm guessing he didn't think he played the Qside right and probably worked on it resulting in some changes presented here.

Mar-01-14		Garech: Fantastic, thanks for the answers guys. The Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 game proved to be the more useful. I think it's clear that white's aim with 14.a4 and later a5 is to be able to play c5-c6 and make the answer ...b6 for black problematic. Very interesting stuff, anyway. As <perfidious> pointed out, the c file is usually very strong for white in the KID, but not always enough. Korchnoi's play creates huge pressure; I will definitely give it a try next time around :D -Garech

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