E75 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5c57.d5e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line12k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%5.4k54%
29%3.5k53%
7.9%97154%
5.9%73045%
5.5%67654%
3.5%43357%
2.6%31751%
0.9%11035%
0.5%6055%
0.3%4046%
Famous games in this line459 master games
Erigaisi, Arjun (2801) – Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2777)Carlsen, Magnus (2861) – Van Wely, Loek (2679)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2726) – Topalov, Veselin (2752)Wang Yue (2716) – Ding Liren (2749)Kovalenko, I. (2651) – Radjabov, T. (2722)Maghsoodloo, Parham (2676) – Amin, B.. (2690)Kryvoruchko, Yuriy (2682) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2682)Yu Yangyi (2738) – Maze, S. (2613)Heroes of this opening Erigaisi, Arjun · Carlsen, Magnus · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Wang Yue
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E75
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6
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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