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 Defense7…a5King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense7…Nbd7 · 1 deeper lineKing's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense7…Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 …
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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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