E66
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line
Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
The King's Indian Defence is one of the most dynamic and combative responses to 1.d4. Black allows White to build a big centre, then counterattacks it with ...e5 or ...c5. The resulting positions are among the most complex and double-edged in chess.
History & Notable Players
Became a major weapon in the 1950s through David Bronstein and later Bobby Fischer. Garry Kasparov made it his primary weapon against 1.d4, and it remains the choice of fighting players worldwide.
Top Players in this Opening
Related Openings
E60 - Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack1134E61 - King's Indian Defense355E62 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense531E63 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation268E64 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System84E65 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation102E67 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense188E68 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation330E69 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line272
Best Games
Aronian, Levon vs Blehm, Pawel1-0
Wch U20 1999Notable
Zugic, Igor vs Dominguez Perez, Lenier0-1
Wch U18 1998Notable
Akopian, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997Notable
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996Notable
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995Notable
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Kasparov, Gary1/2-1/2
Linares 1994Notable
Timman, Jan H vs Kasparov, Gary1-0
Tilburg 1981Notable
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Spassky, Boris V1-0
World Championship 26th 1966Notable
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily1/2-1/2
World Championship 21th 1957Notable
Leko,P vs Carlsen,M1/2-1/2
Legends of Chess Prelim 2020
Carlsen,M vs Nakamura,Hi1-0
chess.com Blitz Final 1m+1spm 2016 2016
Ponomariov,R vs Kasimdzhanov,R0-1
Chess Champions League 2007
Carlsen,M vs Morozevich,A1-0
XXIV SuperGM 2007
Jussupow,Ar vs Svidler,P0-1
Bundesliga 2005-6 2006
Khalifman,A vs Radjabov,T1/2-1/2
RUS vs. ROW 2002
Beliavsky,A vs Ponomariov,R1-0
FIDE GP 2002
Aronian,L vs Ponomariov,R1-0
Young Masters 2001
Aronian,L vs Kasimdzhanov,R1-0
Bundesliga 2000-1 2001
Lputian,S vs Khalifman,A0-1
34th Olympiad 2000
Neverov, Valeriy vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam0-1
VAM Hoogeveen op 1999