E81 · Indian · a defense for Black

King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack

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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Bg5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack173k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
22%37k44%
21%37k45%
20%35k49%
12%21k48%
7.6%13k37%
7.6%13k46%
2.1%3.6k48%
1.7%3.0k42%
1.6%2.8k41%
1.1%1.9k49%
Famous games in this line2.6k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2816)Caruana, F. (2789)20251–0Carlsen, M. (2861)Erigaisi, Arjun (2725)20221–0Nakamura, Hi (2802)Firouzja, Alireza (2767)20241–0Ivanchuk, Vassily (2716)Svidler, Peter (2747)20041–0Lautier, Joel (2645)Kasparov, Garry (2805)1994½–½Dreev, Alexey (2650)Kasparov, Garry (2795)1997½–½Sasikiran, Krishnan (2694)Radjabov, Teimour (2751)20080–1Dreev, Alexey (2670)Kasparov, Garry (2775)19960–1
Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Carlsen, M. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Radjabov, Teimour
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E81
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5
FianchettoSharpAggressiveHypermodern
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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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