E91 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2Na6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation105k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%76k49%
9.9%10k44%
7.6%8.0k51%
4.4%4.6k47%
3.6%3.8k51%
0.4%38643%
0.3%31657%
0.3%31649%
0.2%23846%
0.2%23349%
Famous games in this line3.2k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) – Radjabov, T.. (2765)Giri, A. (2760) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2775)Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) – Radjabov, Teimour (2740)So, W. (2780) – Wei Yi (2729)Aronian, L. (2793) – Jobava, Ba (2707)Gelfand, Boris (2741) – Radjabov, Teimour (2740)Wojtaszek, R. (2744) – Ding Liren (2732)Heroes of this opening Erigaisi, Arjun · Kramnik, Vladimir · So, W. · Aronian, L.
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E91
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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