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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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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