E98 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit
27/27
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.O-ONc68.d5Ne79.Ne1Nd710.Be3f511.f3f412.Bf2g513.Rc1Ng614.c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit2.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%74544%
29%64941%
20%44237%
12%26029%
3.2%7233%
2.2%5044%
0.4%1040%
0.2%413%
0.1%20%
0.1%20%
Famous games in this line477 master games
So, W. (2812) – Grischuk, A. (2761)Topalov, Veselin (2813) – Radjabov, Teimour (2757)So, W. (2778) – Grischuk, A. (2766)So, W. (2760) – Ding Liren (2782)Etaoin Shrdlu (2727) – Rajlich (2740)Piket, Jeroen (2609) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2714)Maletin, Pavel (2587) – Inarkiev, Ernesto (2683)Dambacher, Martijn (2476) – Radjabov, Teimour (2748)Heroes of this opening So, W. · Grischuk, A. · Rajlich · Piket, Jeroen
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E98
- 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. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5
GambitFianchettoSharpHypermodern
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From the archives
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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