Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Be2O-O6.Bg5a6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense3.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%1.8k55%
16%58656%
12%42749%
5.5%19758%
4.1%14554%
4%14363%
2.2%7856%
2%7143%
1%3446%
0.6%2050%
Famous games in this line163 master games
Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2736) – Radjabov, Teimour (2744)Korobov, A. (2700) – Guseinov, G. (2634)Khismatullin, D. (2650) – Mamedov, Rau (2658)Milov, Vadim (2620) – Movsesian, Sergei (2651)Kryakvin, Dmitry (2594) – Jones, Gawain C B (2670)Miton, Kamil (2622) – Stellwagen, Daniel (2627)Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2679) – Anton Guijarro, David (2564)Brunello, Sabino (2580) – Sjugirov, Sanan (2654)Heroes of this opening Guseinov, G. · Khismatullin, D. · Movsesian, Sergei · Jones, Gawain C B
- 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 a6
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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