E76 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Modern Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f4Na6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Modern Defense6.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
60%3.9k51%
17%1.1k50%
15%99752%
2.9%18951%
2%13440%
1.7%10960%
0.6%4255%
0.3%1732%
0.1%743%
0.1%633%
Famous games in this line12 master games
Dyachkov, Sergej (2545) – Svirjov, Igor (2395)Asis Gargatagli, H. (2511) – Suarez Uriel, A. (2392)Csizmadia, Laszlo (2363) – Bogdan, Dan (2394)Borg, Geoffrey (2367) – Richter, Christian (2332)Inkiov, Ventzislav (2421) – Jankov, Janko (2225)Nguyen, Chi Minh (2415) – Martorelli, Antonio (2230)Vozka, Pavel (2275) – Lymar, Vladimir (2350)Simantsev, Mikhail (2401) – Bakutin, Aleksey (2220)Heroes of this opening Svirjov, Igor · Asis Gargatagli, H. · Nguyen, Chi Minh · Vozka, Pavel
- 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 Na6
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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