E77 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack
19/19
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f4O-O6.Be2c57.d5e68.dxe6fxe69.g4Nc610.h4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack50 games · Black to move
Only 50 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
70%3540%
10%550%
10%530%
4%20%
2%10%
2%1100%
2%10%
Famous games in this line1 master games
Voloshin, SA. (2246) – Kozlitin, Oleg (2229)- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E77
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g4 Nc6 10. h4
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
★ Read the guide: King's Indian DefenseExplore all 119 King's Indian Defense lines →Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Sokolov's LineE97 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 …King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's LineE97 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 …King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi LineE63 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 …
From the archives
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.
Study this opening