Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3O-O5.Bg2d66.O-Oc57.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation263k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%127k42%
36%93k48%
4.5%12k45%
3.2%8.5k44%
2.2%5.7k46%
2%5.4k40%
0.9%2.4k39%
0.7%1.8k43%
0.5%1.4k42%
0.5%1.4k29%
Famous games in this line1.9k master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2801) – Carlsen, M. (2842)Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2761) – Gelfand, Boris (2773)Leko, Peter (2663) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Mamedyarov, S. (2746) – Firouzja, Alireza (2766)Giri, Anish (2727) – Morozevich, Alexander (2758)Aronian, Levon (2744) – Morozevich, Alexander (2741)Sargissian, G. (2686) – Grischuk, A. (2792)Wang, Hao (2736) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2733)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Mamedyarov, S. · Firouzja, Alireza · Wang, Hao
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E65
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line7…Nc6 8.d5King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line7…Nc6 8.dxc5 dxc5
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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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