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)Lenic, Luka (2641) – Tikkanen, Hans (2591)Kempinski, Robert (2616) – Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (2613)Khismatullin, D. (2646) – Babujian, L. (2459)Mikhalchishin, Adrian (2552) – Motylev, Alexander (2532)Lenic, Luka (2584) – Le Roux, Jean Pierre (2482)Lenic, Luka (2584) – Nechepurenko, Roman V (2476)Grigoryan, K2. (2617) – Bernabeu Lopez, C. (2414)Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Tikkanen, Hans · Khismatullin, D. · Lenic, Luka
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- 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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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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