E77 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Florentine Gambit
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f4O-O6.Nf3c57.d5e68.Be2exd59.e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Florentine Gambit3.7k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
84%3.1k40%
8.5%31151%
2.3%8656%
1.4%5342%
1.3%4928%
1.1%4146%
0.3%105%
0.2%831%
0.2%667%
0.1%413%
Famous games in this line89 master games
Barsov, Alexei (2525) – Ye, Jiangchuan (2681)Vaisser, Anatoli (2385) – Kasparov, Garry (2630)Ivanov, Sergey (2460) – Malisauskas, Vidmantas (2500)Hesse, Peter (2440) – Uhlmann, Wolfgang (2510)Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2495) – Georgiev, Krum (2450)Toth, Bela (2440) – Tringov, Georgi P (2475)Kouatly, Bachar (2455) – Georgiev, Krum (2440)Kouatly, Bachar (2460) – Polgar, Zsuzsa (2430)Heroes of this opening Ye, Jiangchuan · Kasparov, Garry · Malisauskas, Vidmantas · Uhlmann, Wolfgang
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E77
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. e5
GambitFianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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From the archives
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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