E73 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5Nbd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense65k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%37k57%
20%13k54%
10%6.6k54%
5%3.3k60%
2.3%1.5k57%
2.1%1.4k53%
2.1%1.4k55%
0.6%37758%
0.2%13440%
0.2%10358%
Famous games in this line671 master games
Maghsoodloo, Parham (2701) – Grischuk, A. (2745)Jussupow, Artur (2640) – Svidler, Peter (2710)Korobov, A. (2687) – Smirin, I. (2650)Kramnik, Vladimir (2751) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2571)Gelfand, Boris (2665) – Svidler, Peter (2650)Petursson, Margeir (2530) – Kasparov, Garry (2760)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2721) – Williams, Simon Kim (2545)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2684) – Kozul, Zdenko (2579)Heroes of this opening Korobov, A. · Kramnik, Vladimir · Gelfand, Boris · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E73
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7
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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