E67 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.g3Bg74.Bg2O-O5.Nc3d66.Nf3Nbd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense391k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
83%324k53%
9%35k49%
1.9%7.5k49%
1.2%4.5k47%
0.9%3.5k49%
0.8%3.2k51%
0.8%2.9k55%
0.6%2.3k53%
0.4%1.7k50%
0.4%1.5k46%
Famous games in this line5.4k master games
Carlsen, M. (2865) – Mamedyarov, S. (2767)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Giri, Anish (2764)Firouzja, Alireza (2767) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Kramnik, Vladimir (2803) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2784)Gukesh, D. (2776) – Firouzja, Alireza (2766)Svidler, Peter (2749) – Radjabov, Teimour (2788)So, W. (2767) – Mamedyarov, S. (2767)Bologan, Viktor (2732) – Radjabov, Teimour (2788)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Nakamura, Hikaru · Gukesh, D. · So, W.
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E67
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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For decades the King's Indian was considered suspect — until Bronstein, Fischer and Kasparov showed the plan: let White build the big center, lock it, and throw every kingside pawn at the enemy king. Some of the most violent attacking games ever played (Kasparov's ...g3 sacrifices) come from this defense.
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