Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation862k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%499k48%
28%243k47%
6.6%57k46%
3.4%29k48%
1.7%15k48%
1.2%10k43%
0.6%5.3k41%
0.1%1.2k44%
0.1%77736%
0.1%52847%
Famous games in this line18k master games
Carlsen, M. (2872) – Gelfand, B. (2777)Mamedyarov, S. (2801) – Carlsen, M. (2842)Aronian, L. (2782) – Carlsen, M. (2855)Carlsen, Magnus (2862) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2772)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Giri, Anish (2764)Carlsen, Magnus (2826) – Anand, Viswanathan (2800)Carlsen, Magnus (2815) – Aronian, Levon (2808)Carlsen, M.. (2847) – Radjabov, T.. (2765)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E60
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation4…c5 5.Bg2 Qa5Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense4…O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.O-O d5 · 1 deeper lineKing's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System4…d6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c5Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation4…O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O
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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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