Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5Nbd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense65k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%37k57%
20%13k54%
10%6.6k54%
5%3.3k60%
2.3%1.5k57%
2.1%1.4k53%
2.1%1.4k55%
0.6%37758%
0.2%13440%
0.2%10358%
Famous games in this line671 master games
Maghsoodloo, Parham (2701) – Grischuk, A. (2745)Jussupow, Artur (2640) – Svidler, Peter (2710)Korobov, A. (2687) – Smirin, I. (2650)Kramnik, Vladimir (2751) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2571)Gelfand, Boris (2665) – Svidler, Peter (2650)Petursson, Margeir (2530) – Kasparov, Garry (2760)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2721) – Williams, Simon Kim (2545)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2684) – Kozul, Zdenko (2579)Heroes of this opening Korobov, A. · Kramnik, Vladimir · Gelfand, Boris · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E73
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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From the archives
Regarded as suspect until the mid-1930s, the King's Indian was rehabilitated by Boleslavsky, Bronstein and Konstantinopolsky, then carried by Fischer and Kasparov. The plan: let White build the big centre, lock it, and throw every kingside pawn at the enemy king — Kasparov's ...g3 pawn storm against Piket at Tilburg 1989 is the picture of it.
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