"Beating the Anti-King's Indians" by GM Joe Gallagher, 1996
Batsford/International Chess Enterprises, Figurine Algebraic
Notation, Softcover, 191pp., $22.50

The King's Indian Defense is one of the most popular defenses to 1
d4. Black fianchettoes the King Bishop, counterpunches in the
center and the kingside, while White attempts to show that either
Black's kingside can be successfully stormed or that he can be
overrun in the center. It leads to some of the most active and
dynamic play out of any contemporary opening. It is therefore not
surprising that it is the subject of so much opening analysis.

Gallagher's method, consistent with "repertoire" books, is to select
and recommend one main defense for Black against White's
so-called "anti-King's Indian" systems. It should be noted that,
strictly speaking, these are not for the most part rarely played
off-beat systems used by White, but simply less played lines,
sometimes in otherwise standard lines. 

At any rate, the author examines and recommends play for fifteen
variations (his recommended play for Black is in brackets): (1)
Four Pawns Attack [6...Na6]; (2) h3 systems [6...e5]; (3) Averbakh
[6...Na6]; (4) Early Bg5 [...c5]; (5) Exchange variation [9...Re8 and
13...Nd7]; (6) 5 Bd3 [6...Nc6 and 7...Nh5]; (7) 5 Nge2 [...a6 and
...c6]; (8) Miscellaneous unusual lines; (9) Trompowsky [2...Ne4];
(10) Torre Attack: 4...0-0; (11) London System [...e5]; (12)
Fianchetto Variations [Pirc-style set-up]; (13) Veresov: [3...Nbd7];
(14) Barry Variation (1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5) [...c5]; and (15)
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit [Euwe Defense, 5...e6].

In 1991, Egon Varnusz authored "Play Anti-Indian Systems," a
book dedicated to combating general Indian systems with 1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3. Varnusz presented various alternatives for White to meet
Black's available fianchetto systems. It was well researched and
well received. The current release by Gallagher is a form of
repertoire book for Black, advising on how to deal with White's
less standard approaches in the King's Indian.

Gallagher has done his homework well. The references are very
current and the analysis surprisingly original and thorough. And he
writes with humor and flair, something normally missing from the
dry texts of opening manuals. For example, in the chapter on how
to meet the Blackmar-Diemer he writes, "I have noticed a common
trend among Blackmar-Diemer analysts; once there is no attack
and the position looks rather balanced, they tend to assess the game
as =, conveniently forgetting the fact that they are a pawn down."
And, in the chapter about 5 Nge2 in the Main Line King's Indian:
"If your [preferred variation against the Saemisch] contains neither
an early ...c6 nor an early ...a6, then you can study the material just
below on 5...0-0, or play the percentage game - this means
assuming that people who play the Nge2 system are not going to
transpose into the Saemisch. However, take care if you find
yourself Black against Novikov."

The title of this book suggests that it is meant for only those who
play the King's Indian Defense. In fact, it will be useful, in varying
degrees, to most players who reply to 1 d4 with 1...Nf6, and to
anyone who may play against 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6. A top-notch job
by one of England's rising stars.