The "Indian" Origins of the KID Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1851  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 26 moves, 0-1 Cochrane played numerous games against the Brahmin's defense. Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1853 (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 26 moves, 0-1 Fianchettos had a long tradition in pre-modern Indian chess Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1853 (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 28 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1853 (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 24 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1853 (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 46 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 32 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855 (E77) King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 Monishunder played the Pirc as well Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1853 (B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854 (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854 (B07) Pirc, 36 moves, 0-1 Some of these games have good ideas but tons of errors. Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 48 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854 (B07) Pirc, 34 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855  (B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 0-1 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855 (B07) Pirc, 36 moves, 0-1 Cochrane actually won most of these games.... Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1850  (B07) Pirc, 19 moves, 1-0 Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1852 (B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0 `"Father of the Fianchetto"? Or inspired by Mohishunder? A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1879  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1880 (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pirc M Weiss vs Paulsen, 1883  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1 Paulsen had much to learn about the Pirc E Schallopp vs Paulsen, 1883  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 Burn vs Paulsen, 1889  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0 Several players experimented with the Pirc after Paulsen Gunsberg vs J Bauer, 1889 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 G Reichhelm vs Lasker, 1892  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 48 moves, 0-1 Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1904  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0 There were even simple tactics in the Pirc to be learned L Prokes vs Albin, 1907  (B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0 Chigorin's Pirc idea may have inspired the Yates System P Leonhardt vs Chigorin, 1907 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 Schlechter vs Chigorin, 1907  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 Blackburne also fianchettoed his bishop in the Ruy Lopez (C61) Marshall vs Blackburne, 1910  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 61 moves, 1-0 P Johner vs Reti, 1922  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 43 moves, 1-0 Following the lead of Reti with a ...c5 break Ed Lasker vs Maroczy, 1924  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Saemisch vs Euwe, 1925  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 30 moves, 0-1 The c5 break is now practically essential against the 4-Pawns Colle vs Euwe, 1926  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 19 moves, 0-1 Saemisch vs Reti, 1922  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 33 moves, 0-1 Rubinstein vs Reti, 1922  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 The Birth of the Yates System Reti vs Yates, 1923 (E72) King's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0 Yates's masterpiece, which is widely annotated Alekhine vs Yates, 1923  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1 J Bernstein vs Yates, 1923 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 89 moves, 1-0 Usually Yates invited the d5 push with Nc6 Gruenfeld vs Yates, 1923 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Euwe vs Yates, 1923  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 44 moves, 1-0 Tarrasch vs Yates, 1923  (E90) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0 A very complex game, though Colle must have had a win.... Colle vs Yates, 1923  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 Among Yates's best games. L Steiner vs Yates, 1925 (E90) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 Alekhine's revenge Alekhine vs Yates, 1924  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 32 moves, 1-0 Thomas would also adopt Yates's KID G Thomas vs Yates, 1925  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 Saemisch vs Yates, 1925  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pirc Janowski vs Yates, 1925  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pirc Torre vs Yates, 1925  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0 Another strong performance by Yates. Bogoljubov vs Yates, 1925  (E91) King's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1 Saemisch vs Yates, 1925  (E61) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1 S Gotthilf vs Yates, 1925 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld vs Yates, 1925 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 84 moves, 1-0 J A Seitz vs Yates, 1925 (E90) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 J Davidson vs Yates, 1926  (E90) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1 A Vajda vs Yates, 1926 (E90) King's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1 Gruenfeld vs Yates, 1926 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 74 moves, 1-0 M Monticelli vs Yates, 1926  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 51 moves, 1-0 Reti vs Yates, 1927 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1 Vidmar vs Yates, 1927  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 53 moves, 1-0 Kmoch vs Yates, 1928 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 44 moves, 0-1 Menchik vs Yates, 1928  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 63 moves, 1-0 An "epic battle" to the end Euwe vs Yates, 1931 (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 Several English players followed Yates's lead Torre vs G Thomas, 1925  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 38 moves, 1-0 Thomas tried the KID on a number of occasions A Nimzowitsch vs G Thomas, 1923  (E77) King's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1 The reigning British Champion sets a cute trap at the end. S Khan vs C H Alexander, 1933  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 36 moves, 1-0 Yates's Nc6 ideas lived on Capablanca vs T Tylor, 1936  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 35 moves, 1-0 W Winter vs Bogoljubov, 1936   (E72) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1 Be2 was clearly better than the older Bd3 for White Gruenfeld vs S Takacs, 1924  (E90) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Marshall, 1924  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 The Pirc returned after WWII in Eastern Europe M Czerniak vs J Pelikan, 1945 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0 Stahlberg vs M Czerniak, 1945 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0 Pirc's games changed the system M Radulescu vs Pirc, 1946  (B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 0-1 Pirc tended to favor a ...c5 break, in Dragon Sicilian fashion Kostic vs Pirc, 1949 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 45 moves, 0-1 P Trifunovic vs Pirc, 1950 (B07) Pirc, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2 Rossolimo vs Pirc, 1950 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pilnik vs Pirc, 1950  (B07) Pirc, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kostic vs Pirc, 1951 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 J de Souza Mendes vs Pirc, 1952 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Boleslavsky vs Pirc, 1952  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 S Vukovic vs Pirc, 1952 (B07) Pirc, 38 moves, 1-0 Pirc figured out how to handle Bg5 Szabo vs Pirc, 1962  (B07) Pirc, 56 moves, 0-1 F Kuijpers vs Pirc, 1964 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 And the Soviets rediscovered the KID after WWII E Lundin vs Boleslavsky, 1946  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 22 moves, 0-1 H Steiner vs Boleslavsky, 1946  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 40 moves, 0-1 An amazing and memorable concluding combination F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1 Bronstein eventually became Boleslavsky's son-in-law Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1947  (E90) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1945  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2 Najdorf vs Bronstein, 1950  (E72) King's Indian, 81 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 64 moves, 0-1 Petrosian vs Geller, 1949  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 27 moves, 0-1 The Birth of the Mar del Plata Variation of the KID Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 48 moves, 0-1 Eliskases vs Gligoric, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 42 moves, 0-1 Gligoric persuaded his friend Trifunovic to try the same line. Najdorf vs P Trifunovic, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Najdorf's own game in Zurich that year became better known. Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1 Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 L Schmid vs Gligoric, 1965  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 35 moves, 0-1 Larsen vs Tal, 1969  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 40 moves, 0-1 J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1 Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1 J Piket vs Kasparov, 1997  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pirc problems got solved later than KID problems Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1962  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 de Firmian vs Chernin, 1994 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 102 games