Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit
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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
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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