E70 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation9.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
19%1.8M48%
0.8%74k42%
0.7%66k39%
0.5%47k47%
0.4%39k41%
0.3%25k41%
0.1%9.6k39%
0%4.2k33%
0%3.9k40%
Famous games in this line74k master games
Carlsen, M. (2881) – Grischuk, A. (2792)Aronian, Levon (2802) – Carlsen, Magnus (2861)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Grischuk, A. (2777)So, W.. (2770) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Carlsen, M. (2832) – Nakamura, Hi (2786)Radjabov, T. (2763) – Carlsen, M. (2855)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E70
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Kramer VariationE70 4…d6 5.Nge2King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns AttackE76 4…d6 5.f4 · 7 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch VariationE80 4…d6 5.f3 · 17 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Makogonov VariationE71 4…d6 5.h3 · 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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