E97 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.O-ONc68.d5Ne79.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack151k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
27%40k47%
25%37k44%
19%28k47%
17%26k44%
3.2%4.8k49%
2.9%4.3k43%
2.3%3.4k46%
2.2%3.3k43%
0.7%1.0k41%
0.3%49949%
Famous games in this line7.8k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) – Carlsen, Magnus (2813)Kramnik, Vladimir (2780) – Kasparov, Garry (2815)Anand, Viswanathan (2811) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2758)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2792) – Caruana, F. (2776)Topalov, V. (2784) – Nakamura, Hi (2782)Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) – Grischuk, Alexander (2761)Kramnik, Vladimir (2781) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2770)Topalov, Veselin (2780) – Morozevich, Alexander (2765)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Nakamura, Hikaru · Topalov, Veselin
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E97
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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