Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.dxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation172k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
99%171k48%
0.4%63638%
0.1%10623%
0%786%
0%6626%
0%4219%
0%2850%
0%1958%
0%1747%
0%119%
Famous games in this line2.4k master games
So, W.. (2770) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)So, W. (2776) – Firouzja, Alireza (2804)So, Wesley (2770) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2778)Karjakin, Sergey (2743) – Firouzja, Alireza (2804)So, W. (2767) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2774)So, W. (2788) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)Li Chao2 (2748) – Ding Liren (2770)Le, Quang Liem (2709) – Rapport, R. (2762)Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Vachier Lagrave, M. · So, W.
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E92
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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