Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.O-ONa6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense61k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%24k46%
19%12k45%
18%11k53%
7.3%4.5k56%
5.6%3.4k48%
5.1%3.1k49%
3.5%2.2k47%
0.9%53854%
0.7%42250%
0.2%14138%
Famous games in this line5.5k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Karjakin, Sergey (2752) – Carlsen, M. (2861)Kramnik, Vladimir (2799) – Topalov, Veselin (2780)Topalov, Veselin (2801) – Svidler, Peter (2765)So, W. (2776) – Rapport, R. (2776)Radjabov, Teimour (2761) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779)Giri, A. (2760) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2775)Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) – Radjabov, Teimour (2740)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Svidler, Peter · So, W. · Erigaisi, Arjun
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E94
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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