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)Carlsen, M. (2861) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2725)Nakamura, Hi (2802) – Firouzja, Alireza (2767)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2716) – Svidler, Peter (2747)Lautier, Joel (2645) – Kasparov, Garry (2805)Dreev, Alexey (2650) – Kasparov, Garry (2795)Sasikiran, Krishnan (2694) – Radjabov, Teimour (2751)Dreev, Alexey (2670) – Kasparov, Garry (2775)Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Carlsen, M. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Radjabov, Teimour
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- 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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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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