Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2Nbd77.O-Oe58.d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line254k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%118k53%
20%51k54%
9.7%25k52%
4.6%12k44%
4.4%11k51%
3.6%9.2k49%
3.6%9.1k53%
1.9%4.7k46%
1.5%3.9k50%
1.3%3.2k42%
Famous games in this line585 master games
Kasimdzhanov, R. (2712) – Mista, A. (2597)Gabriel, Ch (2495) – Almasi, Z. (2700)Zubov, A UKR. (2588) – Zubarev, Al1 (2588)Zubov, Alexander (2611) – Manolache, Marius (2545)Ubilava, Elizbar (2535) – Akopian, Vladimir (2620)Kempinski, Robert (2583) – Moranda, Wojciech (2572)Miladinovic, Igor (2535) – Kotronias, Vasilios (2615)Jussupow, Artur (2565) – Romanishin, Oleg M (2585)Heroes of this opening Zubov, A UKR. · Akopian, Vladimir · Miladinovic, Igor · Jussupow, Artur
- 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 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. d5
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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