Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.d5Nbd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense104k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
18%19k52%
11%11k51%
8.4%8.8k40%
6.9%7.2k46%
1.3%1.3k49%
1.2%1.3k46%
0.7%68151%
0.5%47745%
0.2%18043%
Famous games in this line513 master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2710) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Kramnik, Vladimir (2710) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Giri, A. (2780) – Rapport, R. (2725)Vidit, S. (2747) – Rapport, R. (2717)Andreikin, D. (2720) – Fedoseev, Vl3 (2659)Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2681) – Radjabov, Teimour (2682)Korobov, Anton (2648) – Cheparinov, Ivan (2660)Krasenkow, Michal (2628) – Smirin, Ilia (2652)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Vallejo Pons, Francisco
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E93
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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