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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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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