Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation3.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
19%687k47%
16%554k47%
10%360k46%
8.1%286k46%
4.5%159k46%
2.8%99k43%
2%71k46%
1.3%44k45%
Famous games in this line55k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Grischuk, A. (2777)Carlsen, M. (2864) – Aronian, L. (2775)So, W.. (2770) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Carlsen, M. (2839) – Caruana, F. (2789)Radjabov, T. (2763) – Carlsen, M. (2855)Rapport, R. (2760) – Carlsen, M. (2855)- 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
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation6…Na6King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation6…e5 7.dxe5King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation6…e5 7.d5 · 3 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System6…e5 7.Be3
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From the archives
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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