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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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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