E84 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Be3Nc67.Nge2a68.Qd2Rb8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line18k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
17%3.0k42%
15%2.7k53%
12%2.1k57%
10%1.8k46%
8.7%1.6k48%
8.6%1.5k48%
8%1.4k48%
7.8%1.4k48%
6.3%1.1k42%
1.9%34158%
Famous games in this line1.9k master games
Aronian, L. (2805) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2768)Anand, Viswanathan (2791) – Grischuk, Alexander (2733)Morozevich, Alexander (2770) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2726)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2640) – Kasparov, Garry (2800)Giri, Anish (2696) – Wang, Hao (2739)Lautier, Joel (2682) – Svidler, Peter (2735)Vidit, S. (2707) – Amin, B. (2707)Karpov, Anatoly (2775) – Hansen, Curt (2635)Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Wang, Hao · Lautier, Joel · Karpov, Anatoly
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E84
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange VariationE61 4.Nf3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 …King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main LineE89 6…e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.d5 cxd5King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange LineE65 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 …
From the archives
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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