{"id":10484,"date":"2023-05-22T19:52:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T19:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=10484"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:28:08","slug":"kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/","title":{"rendered":"King&#8217;s Indian Attack Mastermind with GM Jacek Stopa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"King's Indian Attack\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/825535089?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Learn the King&#8217;s Indian Attack Mastermind with GM Jacek Stopa<\/h2>\n<p><em>An easy-to-remember, non-theoretical system for white that had the 100% approval of Bobby Fischer himself<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So you\u2019re an attacker, but you\u00a0<strong>HATE<\/strong>\u00a0memorizing the mountains of theory needed in the Sicilian, Caro and especially French defenses\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>I get it. FORGET 1.e4.<\/h3>\n<p>What is a sword-swinging, pawn-storming, king-hunting maniac to do though?<\/p>\n<p>Well, according to Polish GM Jacek Stopa, you should give the\u00a0<strong>King\u2019s Indian Attack<\/strong>\u00a0a try.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Fischer relied on this system a TON as a kid when facing more experienced, booked up adult masters.<\/p>\n<p>And Kasparov used it to\u00a0<strong>CRUSH<\/strong>\u00a0Deep Blue in game 1 of their famous match.<\/p>\n<h3>So I guess GM Stopa has a point.<\/h3>\n<p>All you need to do is play\u00a0<strong>1.Nf3 2.g3 3.Bg2 4.0-0<\/strong>\u00a0and then develop your attack based on how black responds\u2026 no theory needed!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image4-300x219.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image4-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image4-600x438.png 600w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image4.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to learn exactly how GMs are winning with this system in 2020, I have a brand 10-hour course by GM Stopa himself, and it reveals everything\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/eb6e5959-aff2-4b6f-80c7-121d7681bfdf.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1683814972&amp;Signature=9545ec033dd45384ffc8ba100aabdcd5d2f595f8\" width=\"471\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>INSIDE You\u2019ll Discover\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Best Attacking Plans ANY Club Player Can Use:<\/strong>\u00a0Whether you prefer to storm the kingside with pawns, pieces, or both\u2026GM Stopa\u2019s deadly attacking plans will have you crashing through for a brilliant checkmate every time!<\/li>\n<li><strong>GM Stopa\u2019s BIG Improvement on Kramnik\u2019s KIA:<\/strong>\u00a0On what was \u201cnot Kramnik\u2019s best day\u201d he played defensively instead of bravely refuting his opponent\u2019s idea. GM Stopa introduces a simple new idea which would have given Kramnik an easy win\u2026and WILL give you an easy win (See Game 4 and write this idea down!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How GM Sasikiran\u2019s KIA IMPRISONED Anand\u2019s Bishop for an Easy Win! It\u2019s not often a mastermind like Vishy Anand is humiliated in this way.<\/strong>\u00a0In Game 1 you\u2019ll learn the dynamic strategy used by his Indian compatriot to brutally dominate a highly instructive game (plus, how you can use this idea too!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Add to your 10 hours of high-quality video lessons a complete PGN file of ALL analysis and you\u2019re armed with all you need to play confident and aggressive chess with white\u2026no matter what black tries!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/528af441-9b33-435b-a606-c70d9de3fcee.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1683814584&amp;Signature=7caa3d53a7d2433d92ba8f156253bc75739d7a18\" width=\"462\" height=\"259\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s included?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>King\u2019s Indian Attack Mastermind with GM Stopa \u2013 video course [10-hours]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GM Jacek\u2019s groundbreaking course gives you ten hours of training in King\u2019s Indian Attack and covers how GMs like Fischer, Kramnik and Sasikiran used this opening in their very own way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Practical With 365Chess Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After going through the video lessons, 365Chess Coach will guide you, step by step, through different levels of practice and exercises to help you understand and memorize what you\u2019re studying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repertoire Trainer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to navigate the content of the course at your own will, the Repertoire Trainer is the best companion. With an easy-to-use and friendly interface you can study, analyze, replay the moves or drill the repertoire playing one side while the computer replies with the moves on the theory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete set of PGNs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Downloadable, complete set of PGNs files of everything covered so that you can analyze it at your own pace and convenience. A must have treasure chest for any serious player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Model Games \u2013 Video Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GM Jacek Stopa scrupulously analyses 4 model games on King\u2019s Indian Attack to make sure you know how to apply the theory into practice to achieve maximum results over-the-board.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>GM Jacek Stopa (2544 FIDE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacek Stopa, originally from Poland, started playing chess at the age of 8 after randomly buying a chess set on a winter vacation. His father taught him how to play and he soon became addicted. Jacek earned his International Master title at age 18 and was the European Team Chess Champion in Solving Chess Problems in 2008. He has developed into a very effective chess instructor over the last six years, helping many young chess players reach their maximum potential.<\/p>\n<h3>Outline:<\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 1 Introduction to King&#8217;s Indian Attack<br \/>\nChapter 2 Closed French 1<br \/>\nChapter 3 Closed French 2<br \/>\nChapter 4 Reversed KID 1 \u2013 Reversed Samisch<br \/>\nChapter 5 Reversed KID 2 \u2013 More Samisch Set-Ups<br \/>\nChapter 6 Reversed KID 3 \u2013 The 5\u2026h6 Set-Up &amp; Methods Against It<br \/>\nChapter 7 Reversed KID 4 \u2013 Reversed Classical Style<br \/>\nChapter 8 Reversed KID 5 \u2013 Combating the 4\u2026g6<br \/>\nChapter 9 Reversed KID 6 \u2013 Grunfeld Set-Ups<br \/>\nChapter 10 Reversed KID 7 \u2013 Symmetrical Fianchetto 1<br \/>\nChapter 11 Reversed KID 8 \u2013 Symmetrical Fianchetto 2<br \/>\nChapter 12 Reversed Pirc Ideas<br \/>\nChapter 13 Exotic Variations<br \/>\nChapter 14 Black Chooses the Slav Set-Up 1<br \/>\nChapter 15 Black Chooses the Slav Set-Up 2<br \/>\nGame 1 Sasikiran \u2013 Anand<br \/>\nGame 2 Bassem \u2013 Jumabayev<br \/>\nGame 3 Two very sharp games<br \/>\nGame 4 This was not Kramniks Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM Jacek&#8217;s groundbreaking course gives you ten hours of training in King&#8217;s Indian Attack and covers how GMs like Fischer, Kramnik and Sasikiran used this opening in their very own way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>King&#039;s Indian Attack Mastermind with GM Jacek Stopa - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"GM Jacek&#039;s groundbreaking course gives you ten hours of training in King&#039;s Indian Attack and covers how GMs like Fischer, Kramnik and Sasikiran used this opening in their very own way.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"King&#039;s Indian Attack Mastermind with GM Jacek Stopa - 365Chess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GM Jacek&#039;s groundbreaking course gives you ten hours of training in King&#039;s Indian Attack and covers how GMs like Fischer, Kramnik and Sasikiran used this opening in their very own way.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"365Chess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-26T12:28:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10484.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1254\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1254\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/#organization\",\"name\":\"365Chess\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/\",\"sameAs\":[],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/365chess-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/365chess-logo.png\",\"width\":89,\"height\":89,\"caption\":\"365Chess\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/\",\"name\":\"365Chess\",\"description\":\"Chess Games Database Online\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10484.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10484.jpg\",\"width\":1254,\"height\":1254},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/\",\"name\":\"King's Indian Attack Mastermind with GM Jacek Stopa - 365Chess\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-22T19:52:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-26T12:28:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"GM Jacek's groundbreaking course gives you ten hours of training in King's Indian Attack and covers how GMs like Fischer, Kramnik and Sasikiran used this opening in their very own way.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/\",\"name\":\"Shop\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/kings-indian-attack-mastermind-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/#webpage\"}}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/10484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}