Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2d66.O-ONc67.Nc3a68.d5Na59.Nd2c510.Qc2e5
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line72 games · White to move
Only 72 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%2259%
25%1811%
24%1721%
18%1342%
1.4%10%
1.4%10%
Famous games in this line51 master games
Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2570) – Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2550)Cvitan, Ognjen (2550) – Hulak, Krunoslav (2535)Vladimirov, Evgeny (2500) – Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2560)Marin, Mihail (2545) – Rashkovsky, Nukhim N (2505)Kunte, Abhijit (2499) – Rahman, Ziaur (2543)Izeta Txabarri, Felix (2510) – Cramling, Pia (2525)Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2620) – Kaabi, Mejdi (2380)Vladimirov, Evgeny (2450) – Rashkovsky, Nukhim N (2515)Heroes of this opening Kunte, Abhijit · Cramling, Pia · Granda Zuniga, Julio E · Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E63
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 e5
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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