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King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Nc6 Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Nc6 Defense31k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%12k58%
27%8.5k53%
18%5.5k53%
7.3%2.3k52%
2.9%89653%
1.8%56459%
1.7%52952%
0.8%26549%
0.5%14547%
0.2%5444%
Famous games in this line81 master games
Kortschnoj, Viktor (2640) – Kasparov, Garry (2750)Smirin, I. (2658) – Petrosian, TL. (2625)Milov, Vadim (2635) – Hebden, Mark (2585)Gareev, T. (2653) – Naroditsky, D. (2543)Jussupow, Artur (2645) – Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2540)Yakovich, Yuri (2560) – Korotylev, Alexey (2604)Alterman, Boris (2585) – Nikolaidis, Ioannis (2530)Alburt, Lev O (2570) – Byrne, Robert Eugene (2515)Heroes of this opening Smirin, I. · Milov, Vadim · Gareev, T. · Korotylev, Alexey
- 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 Nc6
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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