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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King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Sokolov's Line9…Nh5 10.Re1King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line9…Nh5 10.Qc2
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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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