Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2d66.O-ONc67.Nc3a68.d5Na59.Nd2c510.Qc2Rb811.b3b512.Bb2bxc413.bxc4Bh6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line328 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%17052%
31%10245%
7.9%2669%
5.8%1947%
0.9%333%
0.9%350%
0.6%20%
0.3%1100%
0.3%10%
0.3%10%
Famous games in this line238 master games
Khalifman, Alexander (2690) – Radjabov, Teimour (2610)Timman, Jan H (2630) – Kasparov, Garry (2630)Portisch, Lajos (2630) – Timman, Jan H (2585)Psakhis, Lev (2575) – Avrukh, Boris (2601)Taimanov, Mark E (2595) – Smejkal, Jan (2570)Ivkov, Borislav (2520) – Smejkal, Jan (2615)Baryshpolets, A. (2609) – Patel, Advait (2475)Unzicker, Wolfgang (2455) – Huebner, Robert (2625)Heroes of this opening Timman, Jan H · Smejkal, Jan · Psakhis, Lev · Huebner, Robert
- 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 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6
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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