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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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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