E73 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense, Burgess Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5Na67.Qd2c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense, Burgess Line673 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%24255%
16%10455%
12%8339%
11%7456%
6.7%4549%
6.2%4256%
4.6%3148%
3.4%2354%
3.3%2259%
0.4%350%
Famous games in this line99 master games
Grischuk, Alexander (2724) – Svidler, Peter (2725)Le Quang Liem (2726) – Naiditsch, A. (2712)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2652) – Radjabov, Teimour (2682)Agdestein, Simen (2567) – Bacrot, Etienne (2714)Granda Zuniga, J. (2667) – Pichot, A. (2523)Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2619) – Becerra Rivero, Julio (2546)Ioannidis, Ev (2513) – Mamedov, Rau (2651)Yu Yangyi (2721) – Radovanovic, Mihajlo (2370)Heroes of this opening Bacrot, Etienne · Aleksandrov, Aleksej · Mamedov, Rau · Yu Yangyi
- 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 Na6 7. Qd2 c6
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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