E74 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5c57.dxc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation2.8k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
67%1.9k49%
32%88853%
0.4%1127%
0.3%922%
0.1%30%
0.1%2100%
0.1%250%
0.1%2100%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line220 master games
Alterman, Boris (2615) – Georgiev, Kiril (2670)Alterman, Boris (2580) – Sutovsky, Emil (2657)Milov, Vadim (2653) – Glek, Igor V (2554)Vitiugov, Nikita (2604) – Maslak, Konstantin (2539)Hracek, Zbynek (2625) – Venkatesh, Marani Rajendran (2506)Petursson, Margeir (2560) – Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (2570)Milov, Vadim (2626) – Solak, Dragan (2490)Dao, Thien Hai (2609) – Bui, Vinh (2467)Heroes of this opening Sutovsky, Emil · Milov, Vadim · Hracek, Zbynek
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- 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 7. dxc5
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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