E68 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.Nf3d65.g3O-O6.Bg2Nbd77.O-Oe58.e4Re89.h3exd410.Nxd4Nc511.Re1a5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation8.7k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
22%1.9k53%
17%1.4k50%
15%1.3k59%
10%86760%
6.1%53062%
5.1%43958%
5.1%43853%
4.8%41252%
4.6%39950%
4.4%38446%
Famous games in this line768 master games
Aronian, L. (2785) – Demchenko, A. (2654)Korobov, A. (2713) – Bachmann, Ax (2609)Sargissian, Gabriel (2671) – Guseinov, Gadir (2631)Sjugirov, Sanan (2625) – Kurnosov, Igor (2663)Mikhalevski, V. (2538) – Harikrishna, P. (2745)Bok, B. (2624) – Demchenko, A. (2654)Berkes, F. (2658) – Vovk, A. (2614)Sjugirov, S. (2620) – Demchenko, A. (2631)Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Bachmann, Ax · Sjugirov, Sanan · Mikhalevski, V.
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E68
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 Re8 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 a5
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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