Is Ne8 in the King's Indian Bayonet still a viable weapon?
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In modern theory, Nh5 and a5 seem to be the critical lines with in the King's Indian Bayonet attack. However most people before the surge of engines likes to play Ne8 (Which I do as well). My question is for higher rated folks, is the Ne8 lines still playable in competitive chess?
Aug 5, 2022
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LukeWasTak3n wrote:
In modern theory, Nh5 and a5 seem to be the critical lines with in the King's Indian Bayonet attack. However most people before the surge of engines likes to play Ne8 (Which I do as well). My question is for higher rated folks, is the Ne8 lines still playable in competitive chess?
If you look at the master game database here, both 9..Nh5 and 9..a5 are substantially more popular.
However, 9..Ne8 seems to have a better win rate for black.
No, white prevails on the queen's side
https://iccf.com/game?id=948179
https://iccf.com/game?id=948250
Aug 6, 2022
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tygxc wrote:
No, white prevails on the queen's side
https://iccf.com/game?id=948179
So those two correspondence games showed black losses.
Perhaps you could elaborate a bit about what you think they show for the variation.
