E61 · Indian · a defense for Black

King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.Nf3O-O5.e3d66.Be2Nbd77.O-Oe58.dxe5dxe5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation34k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%11k44%
24%8.2k47%
19%6.5k47%
5.5%1.8k43%
3.3%1.1k48%
3%99242%
2.6%87738%
2.2%73939%
1.7%56345%
1.2%41940%
Famous games in this line16 master games
Goletiani, Rusudan (2265)Zaichik, Gennadi (2525)1998½–½Fiodorov, Mikhail (2295)Kalinin, Oleg (2445)19981–0Chigvintsev, Andrei (2386)Aliqogin, Jaslan (2336)2006½–½Ornithopoulos, Nikolaos (2265)Arapovic, Vitomir (2430)19771–0Prithu, Gupta (2440)Chirilov, James A (2249)20240–1Fiodorov, Mikhail (2295)Novikov, Yury A (2365)19980–1Nagy, Janos (2300)Sikula, Vaszilij (2292)19990–1Sinclair, Ian (2265)Sunye Neto, Jaime (2265)19761–0
Heroes of this opening Fiodorov, Mikhail · Ornithopoulos, Nikolaos · Chirilov, James A · Novikov, Yury A
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E61
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5
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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