


If you are playing the KIA vs the French, d3 seems more logical, but if not, then either option seems about the same to me, but if going with d3, use Qe2. g3 causes difficulties for Black to get this set up Also a good set up vs the KIA is c5/e6/Nc6/g6/Nge7, however 3. As menioned above, you allow 3.d5 and play vs an IQP, which you might like. With g3, you are holding the option to go d4 in one go. Otherwise, you can just play it like a KIA vs French. With d3, you get an additional KIA option against the e6 Sicilian as oppossed to the long KIA line in the French which involves Qe2 and holding back on the b1 Knight so it can go to c3, and also play c4 to punch Black's queenside counter play on the nose. Luke has put booth rooks on e-file and began attack on K-side.Īm glad Luke is back playing as he plays the KIA, the Closed Sicilian including the Big Clamp etc but the danger for us club players is he makes it look easy as he is so good! But the position changed as both players adopt a different setup from Glek-Tregubov. Luke plays 13 Re1 whilst Glek played 13 a3 in 2002 although Gkex=k did play Re1 on move 14 and Luke played a3 on move 16. Luke looks like playing against IQP in classical fashion with blockade on 12 Nd3. But no games with 8…0-0 but a Glek-Tregubov game after 9 dxc5 Bxc5. Kornev follows Short-Ivanchuk, Wijk aan Zee 2010 game. Luke deviates from Kornev who prefers the Knight to head to b3-sq to control the d4-sq. It is the 3…d5 5…Nc6 line with an IQP and according to Kornev, similar to the Tarrasch except W has pawn on c2 and not e2.īlack has opted for the 6…Bd6, 7…Nge7 setup which Kornev says is not so active. Guys, live right now, the world's strongest amateur GM, Luke McShane, is playing Rd 2 of the Millionaire Chess Open ( and Luke essayed the 3 g3Anti-Sicilian against an …e6 Sicilian.
