E94 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4d63.Nc3Nbd74.e4e55.Nf3g66.Be2Bg77.O-OO-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense421k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
17%71k57%
13%54k52%
6.2%26k53%
5.7%24k51%
2.2%9.3k59%
0.6%2.3k45%
0.3%1.3k55%
0.3%1.1k51%
Famous games in this line6.8k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2736)Duda, J. (2731) – Carlsen, M. (2856)So, W. (2780) – Duda, J. (2737)So, W.. (2770) – Duda, J.. (2743)Nakamura, Hi (2736) – Radjabov, T. (2763)Le Quang, Liem (2702) – Grischuk, Alexander (2785)Gelfand, Boris (2737) – Radjabov, Teimour (2735)Shankland, S. (2731) – Rapport, R. (2735)Heroes of this opening Duda, J. · Nakamura, Hikaru · So, W.. · Radjabov, Teimour
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E94
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O
SharpHypermodern
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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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