E87 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Be3e57.d5Nh58.Qd2Qh4+9.g3Nxg310.Qf2Nxf111.Qxh4Nxe312.Ke2Nxc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation84 games · White to move
Only 84 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
48%4069%
33%2850%
8.3%771%
6%50%
3.6%333%
1.2%1100%
Famous games in this line34 master games
Kasparov, Garry (2775) – Seirawan, Yasser (2610)Karpov, Anatoly (2695) – Velimirovic, Dragoljub (2525)Khismatullin, Denis (2664) – Ju, Wenjun (2552)Sulskis, Sarunas (2554) – Fedorov, Alexei (2618)Kuzmin, Alexey (2520) – Piket, Jeroen (2590)Olafsson, Helgi (2525) – Van Wely, Loek (2560)Wells, Peter K (2485) – Neverov, Valeriy (2550)Kuzmin, Alexey (2520) – Lodhi, Mahmood (2415)Heroes of this opening Karpov, Anatoly · Khismatullin, Denis · Wells, Peter K · Kuzmin, Alexey
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E87
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Ke2 Nxc4
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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