Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.d5a5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense145k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%64k43%
24%35k52%
8.5%12k50%
7.7%11k42%
7.2%10k35%
3.8%5.5k38%
1.6%2.3k40%
1%1.5k46%
0.6%82550%
0.4%58243%
Famous games in this line3.7k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2769) – Nakamura, Hi (2775)Topalov, Veselin (2780) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)Aronian, L. (2744) – Caruana, F. (2789)Kramnik, Vladimir (2710) – Kasparov, Garry (2815)Kramnik, Vladimir (2730) – Kasparov, Garry (2795)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 a5
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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