E89 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Be3e57.Nge2c68.d5cxd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line6.8k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%6.1k55%
7.9%53255%
2.3%15548%
0.1%743%
0.1%450%
Famous games in this line88 master games
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan (2599) – Sasikiran, Krishnan (2694)Khismatullin, Denis (2662) – Zhigalko, Andrey (2571)Petrosian, Tigran V (2640) – Gligoric, Svetozar (2585)Gunina, V. (2502) – Milov, V. (2615)Stefansson, Hannes (2530) – Kotronias, Vasilios (2570)Dyachkov, Sergej (2568) – Klimov, Sergey (2521)Kuzubov, Yuriy (2558) – Khairullin, Ildar (2517)Tazbir, M. (2519) – Fedorov, Alex (2555)Heroes of this opening Khismatullin, Denis · Petrosian, Tigran V · Gunina, V. · Kotronias, Vasilios
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E89
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. d5 cxd5
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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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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