E76 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack2.1M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%1.5M49%
6.7%140k49%
5.6%119k43%
5%105k43%
2.7%57k47%
2%43k44%
1.8%38k43%
1.2%25k42%
0.9%18k43%
0.4%9.2k44%
Famous games in this line3.9k master games
Lautier, Joel (2655) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Jobava, Baadur (2696) – Radjabov, Teimour (2757)Topalov, Veselin (2640) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Piket, Jeroen (2670) – Shirov, Alexei (2710)Moranda, Wojciech (2601) – Grischuk, Alexander (2777)Lautier, Joel (2660) – Shirov, Alexei (2700)Dubov, Daniil (2690) – Guseinov, G. (2666)Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2575) – Kasparov, Garry (2775)Heroes of this opening Jobava, Baadur · Shirov, Alexei · Moranda, Wojciech
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E76
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Modern DefenseE76 5…Na6King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fluid AttackE78 5…O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.Be2 · 1 deeper lineKing's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic AttackE76 5…O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 · 2 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal AttackE77 5…O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Be2 · 1 deeper line
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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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