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  King's Indian Defence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The King's Indian Defence is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 followed by...Bg7 and...d6.
The King's Indian is a "hypermodern" opening, where Black lets White take the center with the view to later ruining White's "wonderful" position, often by an attack on White's king.
It is a risky opening, which has been a favourite of players such as former world champions Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer and Tigran Petrosian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King's_Indian_Defence   (449 words)

  
 Pyong Gap Min Paper
Queens is a convenient place for a survey study of Asian immigrants because approximately 45% of Asian Americans in New York City-70% of Koreans, 55% of Indians, and 35% of Chinese-- were concentrated in the borough.
The Indian population in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area is twice as large as the Korean population.
Indian immigrants also have greater difficulty establishing their Hindu temples than Koreans partly because there are many variations, regional variations being the most significant, in Hindu religious forms--language, rituals, deities, sacred texts, and religious values.
www.icasinc.org /lectures/min1.html   (7565 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Nimzo Indian Defence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate kingside fianchetto but instead Black attempts to undermine White's pawn centre using his bishop and doing so inflict doubled pawns.
Indian men started off as big favourites against Canada and the victory was just an attestation to that.
Indian eves suffered a disappointing 0.5-2.5 loss against Georgia and were thrown almost out of medal contention after the 11th round.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nimzo_Indian-Defence   (213 words)

  
 1964 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
March 13 - 38 residents of a neighborhood in Queens, New York City fail to respond to the cries of Kitty Genovese, 28, as she is being stabbed to death.
April 5 - Jigme Dorfi, Premier of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is shot dead by an unidentified assassin in Puncholing, near the Indian border.
November 19 - The U.S. Defense Department announced the closing of 95 military bases and facilities, including the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and Fort Jay, New York.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1964   (4556 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Tigran Petrosian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A variation of the Caro-Kann defense also bears his name, along with former world champion Vassily Smyslov; the Petrosian–Smyslov variation (1.
The Queens Indian Defense is a chess opening defined by the moves 1.
There are a number of openings, some defensive, and some offensive; some are tactical, and some are strategic; some openings focus on the center, and others focus on the flanks; some approaches are...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tigran_Petrosian   (1456 words)

  
 onegoodmove: How Grandmasters Think   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In the first game Alexi opened with a Queen pawn and Larry surprised him with the Benoni, a favorite defense of Grandmaster Nick de Fermian, who by the way tied with Larry at U. Championship this year.
Nf3 he was expecting either a Queens Indian Defense or the Bogo Indian Larry chose the Benoni.
Larry sacks his queen for a couple of pieces and a wild position.
onegoodmove.org /1gm/1gmarchive/000068.html   (462 words)

  
 Nimzo-Indian Defence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Now, both White's bishops are reduced to passive defence, and White's queen must go to the miserable a2-square to defend both the pawns on a3 and c4.
The drawback is that the queen will move at least twice within the opening moves and that White's kingside development is delayed.
4...c5 exploits the fact that on c2, the queen no longer defends the d-pawn, and was one of the reasons why 4.Qc2 was not popular during the mid-20th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nimzo-Indian_Defence   (4121 words)

  
 Eric Schiller - The Queens Indian - 83 Seiten, kartoniert, 1. Auflage 1988.: 7,15 Euro - Eröffnungen - Schach Niggemann
The Queen's Indian Defense is one of the most reliable Defenses available for Black.
The Queen's Indian is based on one of the soundest opening principles - the fight for the center.
Defensive resources have been found which have limited the variation's possibilities, and it is in a state of repose at present.
www.niggemann.com /Buecher/7197.html   (1184 words)

  
 Navajo Clan : ''May serenity circle on silent wings and catch the whisper of the winds.''
Establishes a porcupine-like defense, attacking the center without blocking the queen's bishop.
Although a maintenance headache, the isolated queen's pawn eventually causes havoc among white's forces.
Defense for patiente players who are content with a cramped but solid defense.
www.freewebs.com /navajoclan/funstuffpractice.htm   (966 words)

  
 Khaleej Times - Online
INDIAN High School, Dubai, continued to dominate their inter-school sports festival on Wednesday, their teams winning at volleyball, basketball and table tennis but their rivals are not willing to let it be a one-way street.
Left-handed Chanderpaul defied the Indian spinners for 147 minutes before being surprised by the bounce of a Kumble delivery to be caught behind in the last session.
Grandmaster Viswanathan attained a draw with the fl side of a queens Indian defense against GM Alexey Dreev of Russia.
www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/181002/sports.htm   (6331 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
D4 D5 §˜ž¯³¹—¨ ”“”“”“ “ “ ’‘  ‘’‘’‘’ ¦•ª²›—¤ Sicilian Defense Black uses the C pawn to eventually open the C file and attack White on the queenside.
Queens Gambit Declined White offers to sacrifice the C pawn to gain control of the center.
The queen belongs in the background where it can defend your other pieces or quickly move to either side of the board.
ourworld.cs.com /_ht_a/DubuqueChess/HTMLobj-169/Lesson_5.doc   (1586 words)

  
 Starting Out: The King's Indian
A former British Champion, Gallagher has made a living on the European tournament circuit, and he is known for his fierce play and knowledge and practice of the King’s Indian Defense.
As one who has played the King’s Indian throughout most of my chess career, I believe the book will be useful to most players through class A level; it is a good starting point for players of any level wishing to take up the defense.
In short, this is an excellent introduction to a fighting defense from one of its chief practitioners.
www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_rb/rb_starting_out_kid.html   (1867 words)

  
 Comments About Historians Archives 10-3-03 to 12-4-03
The position is named for the recently deceased professor best known for his defense of Palestinian “resistence.” And Rashid Khalidi, an overt supporter of Palestinian violence and – according to a just-published biography of Yasir Arafat from Oxford University Press – a former PLO press spokesman[i], has joined Columbia to fill the post.
The academic boycotters of Israeli universities and the professorial advocates of suicide bombing are in the front lines of the defense of terror, which is the very essence of Palestinian nationalism.
Another defense argument was that the Balkan people as a whole were "inherently incapable of possessing superior organizational skills," based on the argument that while fast food was prominent in Western Europe and America, food preparation takes much longer in the Balkans.
hnn.us /articles/1195.html   (14194 words)

  
 Chess Openings
This hypermodern Defense was successfully played by Alekhine against A. Steiner in 1921 at Budapest but this Defense was well known for more than a 100 years before that.
This Defense blocks the c pawn and often trades a bishop for a knight but allows Black to develop quickly which may bring him attacking chances against inferior play.
This Defense was analyzed in the 15th century by Italian Lucena, but was named after Parisian players who adopted it in an 1834 correspondence game against London.
www.sudburychess.org.uk /ChessOpenings.htm   (2019 words)

  
 Asrian wins Dubai Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ermenkov and Federov were involved in a sharp game in a Kings Indian defense against Pigusov, Evgeny and Shariyazdanov, Andre respectively.
Shariyazdanov gained the space advantage in the queen side and advanced his pawns in the queen side Ermenkov came back into the game by initiating a tactical sequence.
Indian Rahul Shetty finished the tournament with a fine victory over IM Arousy from Egypt.
www.chathurangam.com /abroad/dubai01/round09.asp   (645 words)

  
 A Tribute to Hinduism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In Indian Chess the White King and White Queen can be placed either on d1 or e1 and the Black Queen faces White King and fl King faces White Queen.
So pawns in d or e or a and h files reaching 8th or 1st ranks have to be stopped by blocking their advance and forced into c or f or b or g files by sacrificing a piece if necessary and blocking King’s movement before hand.
The development into traditional King Indian defense is also slow compared to modern Kingside or queenside castling.
www.atributetohinduism.com /articles_hinduism/164.htm   (1071 words)

  
 Welcome to the London Chess Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Panczyk studies unusual and less theoretical systems for White, ones that are tricky and are likely to throw the King’s Indian player off his or her stride early on in the game.
Inspired by the discovery of new methods of counterplay against the critical 5 Bg5, however, a core of pioneers led by twice US champion Lev Alburt have lately been achieving excellent results with the Blumenfeld, attracting a new generation of devotes for whom a half point with Black is not enough.
Each defensive scheme is thoroughly analysed and appraised, with an assessment of its prospects in future years.
www.chess.co.uk /5poundsandhalfpricebooks.html   (3929 words)

  
 King's Indian Defense - fianchetto without c4
White's Queen and Queen's Rook are both en prise (subject to attack) and thus White loses the Rook for a Knight.
Black has broken the pin on his f6 pawn and blocked the diagonal the the White Queen is Black King are on.
White's knights are both out of play on the edge of the board and his Queen is under attack (en prise).
www.mikeseroveyonchess.com /Lazaro7-KingsIndianDefense.html   (372 words)

  
 Desi Talk.com, Online Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Baisakhi was celebrated with pomp and fervor in the Richmond Hill area of Queens, New York, recently, where a sizeable Sikh population lives.
Indian defense veterans in the Tri-state area met for a get-together at Bombay Palace restaurant, Long Island, on April 6.
Two Indian Americans are among the 82 new community board members whose appointments were announced by Queens Borough President Helen Marshall on April 17.
desitalk.newsindia-times.com /2002/04/26/ny-index.html   (611 words)

  
 Corus 2003 at Wijk aan Zee, Round 6
Bareev - van Wely: Both players are quite versed in the Russian variation of the Gruenfeld defense, having tested it in the top levels before.
Normally after white goes 11.a4 and fl takes it (11…b4 was seen previously also) white simply continues his development and doesn't bother to rush to take that a4 pawn, for example: 11…bax4 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Ne4 has been played more than once before.
Eventually fl was left with the weakness on c6 defended twice but only attacked twice, as usual in such situations it was not enough and after reaching the second time control (minus one move) the players decided they had enough for the day.
www.chessclub.com /resources/event/corus2003/Round6/round6.html   (1530 words)

  
 Queen's Indian Defence - Lalic - Chess House
It enables Black's speedy development of his forces and active piece play against the White center and is an ideal companion to its close relation, the Nimzo-Indian Defense.
In this book Grandmaster Lalic, an expert on both the white and fl sides of the Queen's Indian, provides a thorough survey of the main lines.
Particular emphasis is given to currently fashionable variations that the reader is likely to encounter in his or her own games.
www.chesshouse.com /ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=3055   (133 words)

  
 Charting Chess Openings
Thus on page Q we find that, at row 21, column 8, the "Queens Gambit Declined" is written beneath the Underline; this is a very popular defense.
All of these may still be grouped under the name Queen's Gambit Declined, but the commonness of their usage has made them more than just continuations or variations; they are, indeed, openings in their own right.
Specifically, the Indian Defense (see Q-11.2) and the Queen's Gambit Declined (Q-21.8) can lead to the same position at the beginning of move 4.
home.xnet.com /~elschoen/chess   (2546 words)

  
 Opening Lesson 2
In this type of Kings Indian Attack 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 their are many other Wagon trails.
Nf3 d5 2g3 (Main alternatives 2.b3 Queens Indian Defense Colors Reversed, 2 c4 Reti Gambit, 2.b3 Nimzowitch Variation) 2...c5 (2...Nf6 is also good).
On exchanging of the Queens 8...Qxd3 9 cxd3 White opens his c file develops and prepares an attack on c7.
www.jaxchessnews.com /id53.html   (276 words)

  
 Chessville - Instruction - Novice - Intro to Chess Strategy - The Hypermodern Center
Rather than focus on defense as Steinitz had preached for Black, Hypermoderns preferred the counterattack, and the openings they played illustrated this.
The King’s Indian, the Queen’s Indian, the Nimzo Indian, and the Grunfeld are examples of hypermodern defenses against d4, while the Alekhine and certain variations of the Sicilian represent hypermodern attempts against e4.
A classic illustration of the hypermodern approach to the center is the Four Pawns Attack in the King’s Indian defense.
www.chessville.com /instruction/instr_novice_introstrategy_hypermodern_center.htm   (780 words)

  
 Indian American Center for Political Awareness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The first defense budget by India’s new government increases spending 18 percent for the budget year ending March 31, 2005 — rising to $16.79 billion from last year’s $14.15 billion.
Those Indians who take milk in their tea, which is to say everybody, often open the fridge to find yogurt instead.
The one respite from all this heat is the monsoon, a June-to-September rainy season that drenches the countryside, replenishes the rivers, and has given centuries-worth of poets all their best lines and imagery.
www.iacfpa.org /clips/2004/jul/july20.html   (2346 words)

  
 Desi Talk.com, Online Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Indian designers Ravi Bajaj and Kavita Bhartia call spring 2002 the “human season” and have gone all out to drive home the subtle points of, well, humanity.
The course is being organized by Consulate General of India in New York and Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan.
The event is to feature Muslim women who will discuss their contributions to and participation in family life and their communities in relation to their religious beliefs.
desitalk.newsindia-times.com /2002/03/29/events.html   (1399 words)

  
 Chess openings: King's Indian Defense (E60)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After being turned off by the King's Indian Defense for sometime due to the mass amount of theory involved, I've come to like it quite alot.
I was considering changing from kings indian to queens gambit accepted with fl against d4 but according to this website the win and draw percentages for fl ar not worse for the Kings Indian.
The King's Indian is very complex, and is very difficult to master.
www.chessgames.com /perl/chessopening?eco=E60   (1754 words)

  
 Timeline 1575-1599
He made a full confession of the Throckmorton Plot for the overthrow of Queen Elizabeth I and the restoration of papal authority in England after being tortured on the rack.
He was the central figure in the conspiracy involving France and Spain, which called for a French invasion of England and the release from prison of Mary, Queen of Scots.
1586 Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, uncovered a conspiracy by Mary, Queen of Scots, that called for a rebellion of Catholics, the landing of a foreign army and the assassination of the queen.
timelines.ws /1575_1599.HTML   (11080 words)

  
 Chess DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Queen's Gambit Guillotined prepares the viewer to handle the White side of the Queen's Gambit.
Queen's Indian Massacred prepares the viewer to handle the White side of the Queen's Indian Defense with the move 4.Bg5.
The King's Indian Assassination provides the viewer with a system for meeting the King's Indian Defense based on a development scheme with Bc1-f4 followed by e2-e3.
www.chess.co.uk /chessdvd.html   (4200 words)

  
 chess online chess sets strategies play chess - Nimzo Indian Defense
The delay in Black committing to a pawn structure means the Nimzo-Indian is a very flexible defence to 1.d4 and can also transpose into lines of the Queen’s Gambit or Queen’s Indian Defence.
After 3.Nf3, Black usually goes with 3…b6 (the Queen’s Indian), but can instead play 3…Bb4+, the Bogo-Indian, named after Efim Bogoljubov.
This opening is not so popular as the Queen’s Indian, but is occasionally seen at all levels.
artofchess.squarespace.com /nimzo-indian-defense   (245 words)

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