E67

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense

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.

Best Games

Kramnik,V vs Nakamura,Hi0-1
8th Tal Memorial • 2013★ Notable
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit1/2-1/2
Dortmund • 1996★ Notable
Larsen, Bent vs Geller, Efim P1/2-1/2
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal • 1970★ Notable
Alekhine, Alexander vs Bogoljubow, Efim1/2-1/2
World Championship 15th • 1934★ Notable
So,W vs Firouzja,Alireza0-1
chess.com SpeedChess 2023 • 2023
Carlsen,M vs Firouzja,Alireza0-1
Bullet Chess Winners 2023 • 2023
Keymer,Vincent vs Firouzja,Alireza0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late • 2023
Mamedyarov,S vs Grischuk,A0-1
FIDE Steinitz Mem Open • 2020
Aronian,L vs Firouzja,Alireza0-1
chess.com Speed 2019 • 2019
So,W vs Mamedyarov,S1-0
chess.com Speed 2019 • 2019
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Mamedyarov,S0-1
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 • 2019
Mamedyarov,S vs Ganguly,S0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz • 2018
Keymer,Vincent vs Link,O1-0
1st Bamberg Open 2018 • 2018
Carlsen,M vs Grischuk,A1/2-1/2
chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 • 2017
Aronian,L vs Firouzja,Alireza1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2016 • 2016
Kramnik,V vs Mamedyarov,S0-1
Geneva Masters GpA 2013 • 2013
Khalifman,A vs Topalov,V0-1
Champions Rapid • 2009
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V1-0
World Team Ch • 2005
Polgar,Ju vs Shirov,A1/2-1/2
Superstars Hotel Bali • 2002
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Jussupow, Artur0-1
Candidats qf3 rapid60 • 1991

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