E92 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation339k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
7.9%27k53%
7.5%25k46%
5.1%17k51%
3.3%11k55%
2.3%7.6k46%
2.1%7.2k48%
1.2%4.0k50%
0.9%3.2k52%
Famous games in this line4.8k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2769) – Nakamura, Hi (2775)Topalov, Veselin (2780) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)Aronian, L. (2744) – Caruana, F. (2789)Kramnik, Vladimir (2730) – Kasparov, Garry (2795)Kramnik, Vladimir (2710) – Kasparov, Garry (2815)Kramnik, Vladimir (2730) – Kasparov, Garry (2795)Aronian, L. (2785) – Grischuk, A. (2737)Giri, A. (2784) – Ding Liren (2732)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Kramnik, Vladimir · Grischuk, A. · Giri, A.
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E92
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein DefenseE92 7…a5King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal DefenseE93 7…Nbd7 · 1 deeper lineKing's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres DefenseE93 7…Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 …
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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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