Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3d65.Bg2O-O6.O-Oc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System215k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
24%52k51%
13%27k54%
8.1%17k51%
2.1%4.5k57%
1.1%2.3k50%
0.7%1.6k46%
0.7%1.6k49%
0.7%1.5k46%
0.6%1.2k53%
Famous games in this line1.4k master games
Grischuk, A. (2766) – Carlsen, M. (2842)Ding Liren (2801) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2761) – Gelfand, Boris (2773)Giri, Anish (2727) – Morozevich, Alexander (2758)Wang, Hao (2736) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2733)Wang, Hao (2736) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2733)Nikolic, Predrag (2655) – Kasparov, Garry (2810)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2650) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Wang, Hao · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Kasparov, Garry
- 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 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
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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