E60 · Indian · a defense for Black

King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation11k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%5.7k52%
27%2.9k50%
9.9%1.1k49%
5.3%57351%
1.7%18453%
1.6%17058%
0.6%6349%
0.5%5641%
0.3%3639%
0.2%1947%
Famous games in this line63 master games
Carlsen, M. (2832)Nakamura, Hi (2786)20180–1Lenic, Luka (2641)Tikkanen, Hans (2591)20110–1Kempinski, Robert (2616)Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2613)2009½–½Khismatullin, D. (2646)Babujian, L. (2459)20151–0Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2552)Motylev, Alexander (2532)1999½–½Lenic, Luka (2584)Le Roux, Jean Pierre (2482)20081–0Lenic, Luka (2584)Nechepurenko, Roman V (2476)2008½–½Grigoryan, K2. (2617)Bernabeu Lopez, C. (2414)20221–0
Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Tikkanen, Hans · Khismatullin, D. · Lenic, Luka
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E60
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. b4
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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