E83 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Be3Nc67.Nge2a6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation25k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
74%19k50%
5.4%1.4k46%
4.4%1.1k40%
3.6%91648%
3.1%78050%
2.6%64944%
2.2%54651%
1.5%37847%
1.1%28045%
0.9%22244%
Famous games in this line2.0k master games
Aronian, L. (2805) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2768)Topalov, V. (2760) – Nakamura, Hi (2779)Anand, Viswanathan (2791) – Grischuk, Alexander (2733)So, W. (2752) – Rapport, R. (2748)Giri, Anish (2696) – Wang, Hao (2739)Duda, J. (2758) – Guseinov, G. (2666)Duda, J.. (2738) – Korobov, A.. (2683)Lautier, Joel (2682) – Svidler, Peter (2735)Heroes of this opening Duda, J.. · Nakamura, Hi · So, W. · Wang, Hao
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E83
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6
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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