E91 · 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 VariationE91 6…Na6King's Indian Defense: Exchange VariationE92 6…e5 7.dxe5King's Indian Defense: Petrosian VariationE92 6…e5 7.d5 · 3 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov SystemE92 6…e5 7.Be3
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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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