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 Variation4…d6 5.Nge2King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack4…d6 5.f4 · 7 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation4…d6 5.f3 · 17 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation4…d6 5.h3 · 1 deeper line
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Regarded as suspect until the mid-1930s, the King's Indian was rehabilitated by Boleslavsky, Bronstein and Konstantinopolsky, then carried by Fischer and Kasparov. The plan: let White build the big centre, lock it, and throw every kingside pawn at the enemy king — Kasparov's ...g3 pawn storm against Piket at Tilburg 1989 is the picture of it.
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