E99 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack
21/21
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.O-ONc68.d5Ne79.Ne1Nd710.f3f511.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack5.7k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%1.6k40%
27%1.5k36%
20%1.2k42%
9%51244%
5%28640%
4.9%27736%
1.8%10241%
1.6%8943%
0.7%3836%
0.6%3239%
Famous games in this line546 master games
Eljanov, Pavel (2720) – Radjabov, Teimour (2751)Wang, Hao (2718) – Radjabov, Teimour (2744)Le Quang, Liem (2687) – Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2726)Eljanov, Pavel (2716) – Cheparinov, Ivan (2678)Alekseev, Evgeny (2714) – Inarkiev, Ernesto (2675)Le Quang, Liem (2717) – Feller, Sebastien (2668)Belov, Vladimir (2623) – Grischuk, Alexander (2748)Laznicka, Viktor (2634) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2735)Heroes of this opening Radjabov, Teimour · Le Quang, Liem · Eljanov, Pavel · Alekseev, Evgeny
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E99
- 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. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4
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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