Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Be3Nc67.Nge2Rb8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation1.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
71%74947%
5.8%6136%
5.3%5637%
3.6%3829%
3.2%3459%
3%3248%
2.7%2839%
1.9%2050%
1%1060%
0.7%750%
Famous games in this line184 master games
Gligoric, Svetozar (2585) – Kavalek, Lubomir (2625)Polugaevsky, Lev (2645) – Gufeld, Eduard (2535)Gheorghiu, Florin (2605) – Sax, Gyula (2570)Beliavsky, Alexander G (2595) – Gufeld, Eduard (2530)Kraidman, Yair (2470) – Portisch, Lajos (2645)Batchuluun, T. (2489) – Salem, AR. (2625)Polugaevsky, Lev (2630) – Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2465)Browne, Walter S (2560) – Tarjan, James Edward (2535)Heroes of this opening Polugaevsky, Lev · Gufeld, Eduard · Batchuluun, T.
- 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 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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