E64 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3c55.Bg2Qa5+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation187 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%8836%
47%8749%
3.7%764%
2.1%425%
0.5%10%
Famous games in this line365 master games
Ding Liren (2799) – Carlsen, M.. (2847)Kasparov, Garry (2825) – Topalov, Veselin (2740)Gelfand, B. (2753) – Svidler, P. (2751)Topalov, V. (2740) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)Laznicka, Viktor (2701) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2758)Karpov, Anatoly (2710) – Kasparov, Garry (2735)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2726) – Volokitin, Andrei (2704)Karpov, Anatoly (2780) – Khalifman, Alexander (2635)Heroes of this opening Ding Liren · Kasparov, Garry · Svidler, P. · Volokitin, Andrei
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E64
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Qa5+
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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