Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense1.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
78%1.4M54%
8.1%150k49%
0.5%8.4k49%
0.3%5.9k48%
0.2%4.4k46%
0.2%3.1k46%
0.1%2.7k45%
0.1%1.6k46%
Famous games in this line14k master games
Carlsen, M. (2881) – Grischuk, A. (2792)Nakamura, Hi (2816) – Caruana, F. (2789)Carlsen, M. (2861) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2725)Ding Liren (2805) – Grischuk, A. (2775)Aronian, L. (2805) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2768)Nakamura, Hi (2802) – Firouzja, Alireza (2767)Carlsen, M. (2881) – Polgar, Ju (2685)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2733) – Carlsen, Magnus (2813)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Nakamura, Hi
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E81
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack6.Bg5 · 1 deeper lineKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation6.Nge2King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense6.Be3 Nc6 · 3 deeper linesKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit6.Be3 c5 · 1 deeper line
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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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