Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.Nf3d65.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation1.4M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
70%980k50%
9.4%131k49%
8.8%123k51%
3.7%52k47%
3.1%43k52%
1.9%27k48%
0.8%11k49%
0.7%10k46%
0.5%7.6k48%
0.5%6.4k48%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Dubov, Daniil (2710) – Rapport, R. (2731)Svidler, P. (2756) – Solak, D. (2641)Moiseenko, Alexander (2662) – Radjabov, Teimour (2717)Jussupow, Artur (2630) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2740)Matlakov, M. (2671) – Demchenko, A. (2653)Moiseenko, Alexander (2646) – Cheparinov, Ivan (2670)Kazhgaleyev, Murtas (2602) – Radjabov, Teimour (2704)Agrest, Evgenij (2557) – Morozevich, Alexander (2747)Heroes of this opening Matlakov, M. · Radjabov, Teimour · Morozevich, Alexander
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E61
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bg5
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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