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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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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