E74 · Indian · a defense for Black

King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense49k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
4.7%2.3k49%
1%50050%
0.3%12840%
0.1%5654%
0.1%4738%
0%1939%
0%1040%
0%1030%
Famous games in this line2.1k master games
Erigaisi, Arjun (2801)Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2777)20241–0Gelfand, B. (2777)Nakamura, Hi (2786)2013½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2861)Van Wely, Loek (2679)20131–0Wang, Hao (2737)Radjabov, Teimour (2793)20121–0Topalov, Veselin (2777)Radjabov, Teimour (2744)2008½–½Le, Quang Liem (2709)Giri, A. (2773)2022½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2726)Topalov, Veselin (2752)20121–0Ponomariov, Ruslan (2723)Grischuk, Alexander (2752)2011½–½
Heroes of this opening Erigaisi, Arjun · Carlsen, Magnus · Wang, Hao · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E74
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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For decades the King's Indian was considered suspect — until Bronstein, Fischer and Kasparov showed the plan: let White build the big center, lock it, and throw every kingside pawn at the enemy king. Some of the most violent attacking games ever played (Kasparov's ...g3 sacrifices) come from this defense.

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