Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2d66.O-Oc57.Nc3Nc68.d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line64k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%25k55%
34%22k44%
13%8.2k43%
12%7.8k42%
1.9%1.2k41%
0.1%5222%
0.1%5128%
0.1%4225%
0%2419%
0%2322%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Carlsen, M. (2853) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)Leko, Peter (2663) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Wang, Hao (2736) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2733)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2650) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Carlsen, Magnus (2690) – Morozevich, Alexander (2741)Svidler, Peter (2754) – Tkachiev, Vladislav (2642)Nyzhnyk, I. (2686) – Chigaev, M. (2632)Martirosyan, Haik M. (2616) – Sasikiran, K. (2678)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Svidler, Peter · Nyzhnyk, I.
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E66
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5
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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