Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2d66.O-ONbd77.Nc3e58.e4c69.h3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line74k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
23%17k42%
19%14k38%
17%12k42%
11%8.2k42%
7.7%5.7k48%
5.2%3.9k41%
5.1%3.7k44%
3.9%2.8k41%
2%1.5k41%
1.8%1.3k44%
Famous games in this line3.5k master games
Gelfand, Boris (2733) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2774)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2756) – Radjabov, Teimour (2748)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769) – Jobava, Baadur (2730)Karpov, Anatoly (2780) – Kamsky, Gata (2710)Wang Hao (2756) – Firouzja, Alireza (2723)Shirov, Alexei (2670) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Karpov, Anatoly (2770) – Polgar, Judit (2675)Yu Yangyi (2736) – Amin, B. (2707)Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Firouzja, Alireza
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E69
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3
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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