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Kotronias
on the
King's Indian
VOLUME THREE
Mar del Plata II
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Kotronias on the King's Indian 3
Mar
del Plata
II
By
Vassilios Kotronias
With contributions by Yannis Simeonidis
For my children, Adoria, Athanasia and Dimitrios
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Kotronias on the King's Indian-Mar del Plata II
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Introduction
The idea of defending Black's chances in the
Mar del Plata variation
was in my mind for quite
some time and Quality Chess gave me the opportunity to materialize it through this series on the
King's Indian. It proved to be an uphill task with many disappointments and joys waiting along
the way, but in the end I think I managed to solve the problems and provide a comprehensive
repertoire for Black.
During this great adventure I had the invaluable help of my good friend Yannis Simeonidis,
several strong engines, and my intuition. Looking back, I am certain that it would have been
impossible to accomplish such an enormous task were it not for a combination of strengths
such as the ones described above. Even at the moment of writing these lines I still stand in awe,
fascinated by the variation's complexity and beauty. I hope that the readers will feel the same
fascination by going through these volumes, experiencing the full flavour of the King's Indian in
such a unique way that only the Mar de! Plata variation can offer.
The second volume comprises everything Black players need to know to face the Bayonet
variation (9.b4) , the old main line 9.Cll d2, and other less popular but still poisonous 9th moves.
With players such as Kramnik Anand, Karpov, Shirov, Beliavsky, M. Gurevich, lvanchuk and
Eljanov supporting the White cause it was anything but easy to provide equalizers, but after a lot
of digging I think I have managed to prove that Black holds his own and can even aspire to play
for a win in several cases.
Here the battlefield is less sharp than in the 9.Cll e l variation, but in my view Black players
shouldn't be disappointed by that. Apart from a few drawish lines in the Bayonet there is still great
scope for creativity, an additional advantage being that a memory failure will not lead to a death
sentence as can often be the case with 9.Cll e l .
The second volume on the Mar de! Plata is more about understanding positions, understanding
delicate differences, being more patient and generally being more technical. And while the tactical
element is always there, it is often a deep positional manoeuvre that will equalize the chances or
give us the upper hand.
It is clear to me by now that this manoeuvre always exists, but the battlefield remains tricky (as
it does in every other opening) and White players will often come up with small improvements
after move 1 5-20, trying to unsettle us. The secret here is to take our time and avoid a fast
decision when faced with such a novelty. Rash decisions will almost never pay off in this type of
profound game and one should keep in mind that the King's Indian offers more chances for a win
exactly because the structures are more demanding.
Ending here, I would like to add that I am looking forward to continuing with this series, and
wish the readers many wins and interesting games when facing the Mar de! Plata System.
Vassilios Kotronias
Athens, 1 7th December 20 1 4
Contents
Key to Symbols used
&
Bibliography
Introduction
Exercises
3
6
7
Rare Lines
1
2
3
Various 9th Moves
9.a4
9.ig5
12
27
36
9.Cll d2
4
5
1 l.�½a2 and 11.�½b1
1 l.b3
50
61
Bayonet Rarities
6
7
10.CLJd2
10.�½b3
76
87
Bayonet 1 0.cS
8
9
10
11th Move Alternatives
1l.CLJd2
11.�½el
94
111
124
Bayonet 1 0.g3
11
12
13
14
Introduction
13th Move Alternatives
13.b5
13.�½g2
132
148
156
163

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