Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Korchnoi Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.O-ONc68.d5Ne79.Bd2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Korchnoi Attack3.6k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%1.2k49%
30%1.1k47%
14%50150%
6.8%24654%
4.2%15261%
3.2%11740%
2.3%8348%
1.8%6634%
1.2%4562%
0.8%2846%
Famous games in this line228 master games
Aronian, L. (2809) – Salem, AR. (2638)Melkumyan, H. (2660) – Grischuk, A. (2769)Kramnik, Vladimir (2739) – Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2659)Piket, Jeroen (2670) – Gelfand, Boris (2700)Taimanov, Mark E (2620) – Fischer, Robert James (2740)Taimanov, Mark E (2620) – Fischer, Robert James (2740)Piket, Jeroen (2670) – Nunn, John DM (2630)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2660) – Geller, Efim P (2630)Heroes of this opening Piket, Jeroen · Fischer, Robert James · Aronian, L.
- 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. Bd2
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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