Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2d66.O-Oc57.Nc3Nc68.dxc5dxc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line39k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%12k59%
20%7.8k57%
16%6.2k51%
11%4.3k51%
5.7%2.2k47%
5%2.0k51%
2.6%1.0k50%
1.9%75057%
1.6%62849%
1.6%61256%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2771) – Firouzja, Alireza (2766)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2761) – Gelfand, Boris (2773)Giri, Anish (2727) – Morozevich, Alexander (2758)Aronian, Levon (2744) – Morozevich, Alexander (2741)Sargissian, G. (2686) – Grischuk, A. (2792)Wang, Hao (2736) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2733)Fedoseev, Vl3 (2692) – Firouzja, Alireza (2767)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2714) – Harikrishna, P. (2727)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Abdusattorov, Nodirbek · Wang, Hao · Firouzja, Alireza
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E65
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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