hi I'm starting to learn the Grunfeld as black. is there any benefit in learning ideas from the King's Indian?
I assume you're making an assumption that the KI is similar to the Grunfeld because of the coordination within the bishop and the knights? Anyways, yes, you can learn from the KI some principals about attacking the center and using spatial pluses and also how to defend against an opponent who has a spatial plus. For example, in the Grunfeld it is common for white to have a large spatial plus and for black to attack white's center (in fact that's the Grunfeld in a nutshell). The King's Indian allows you to see how one would use the spatial plus and what issues come along with it (coordination, piece control, space control, pawn breaks, etc.). In short, yes, you can learn a lot of IDEAS from the King's Indian. They may not transfer directly from position to position, but it's really like playing the other side of the coin. You fight against space in the Grunfeld whereas in the King's Indian you use the space. Hope that helps!
Hey hey fancyKtMan...Did you mean Spatial pulse or pluses? Also please educate me on what a spatial pulse of pluses is and its relationship to chess Thanks :]
The King's Indian and Grunfeld aren't really related at all - I'd stick with studying one or the other. You can make super generic connections like "White has more space" in both and "Both are counterattacking systems with a bishop on g7", but if you really dig down into the specifics of either one, they're very different.
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