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King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation

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1.Nf3Nf62.g3b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation24k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
93%22k47%
1.8%42252%
1.4%31846%
1.1%25743%
0.7%15645%
0.5%11043%
0.4%9860%
0.3%7546%
0.2%4238%
0.2%3941%
Famous games in this line2.5k master games
Caruana, F. (2827) – Carlsen, M. (2840)2017½–½Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)2020½–½Ding Liren (2813) – Carlsen, M. (2835)2019½–½Carlsen, M. (2863) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2765)20151–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2812) – Caruana, F. (2804)20160–1Carlsen, M. (2876) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2723)20150–1Giri, A. (2733) – Caruana, F. (2805)2024½–½Grischuk, A. (2783) – Leko, P. (2730)20131–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Caruana, F. · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Grischuk, A.
Family
King's Indian Attack
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A05
Line
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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