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The Bayonet Attack
Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik is super theoretical when playing against the King’s Indian Defense. His style has magic and unpredictability makes him dangerous to play with.
The Bayonet Attack is one of several Anti King’s Indian systems that creates a strategy where the bishop at g7 becomes inactive or creates a strategy not allowing black to control the tempo in the middle game.
CHESS BLOG No. 5 / Date: 16th July 2021
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E97) Chess Opening Classification
GM Vladimir Kramnik vs. GM Alexander Grischuk
(Event: 2012 Tal Memorial- Moscow, Russia – Round 2)
1: Nf3 Nf6
2: c4 g6
3: Nc3 Bg7
4: e4 d6
5: d4 0-0
6. Be2 e5
7. 0-0 Nc6
8. d5 Ne7
9. b4 Nh5 (White is using the Bayonet Attack)
10. g3 f5 (Other move for white is 10. Re1)
11. Ng5 Nf6
12. Bf3 c6 (bishop at f3 controls diagonal)
13. Bg2 h6
14. Ne6 Be6 (pawn at e6 creates a stress for black)
15. de6 Nxe4
16: Nxe4 fxe4
17: b5 Rf6
18: Bxe4 Rxe6
19: Qa4 d5 (critical position here)
20: Rd1 Kh7
21: cxd5 cxd5
22: Qb3 Rb6
23: a4 a6
24: (White to move, Analyze the position)
