Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation E74
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5
46 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 22%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qa5 | 30 | 50% 17% 33% | 2274 | 2025 |
| dxc5 | 16 | 38% 31% 31% | 2255 | 2025 |
Top games
| Hracek, Z2625–Venkatesh, M2506 | 1-0 | 2nd Grand Europe Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Kayonde, Andrew2321–Amin, B2670 | 0-1 | ch-Africa 2024 | 2024 |
| Petursson, Mar2520–Thiede, L2437 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Horvath, Cs12497–Suarez Real, A2436 | 1-0 | 19th Trieste Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Petursson, Mar2487–Seeman, T2403 | 1-0 | 19th Puhajarve Rapid | 2018 |
| Garcia Palermo, C2390–Perdomo, L2478 | 0-1 | Copel Telecom SESC Open | 2018 |
| Krysa, L2537–Matta, V2293 | 1-0 | 43rd Badalona Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Noroozi, O2345–Gokerkan, Cem Kaan2452 | 0-1 | Konyaalti Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Seifert, V2296–Celik, Hasan Huseyin2494 | 0-1 | 28th OIBM 2025 | 2025 |
| Sorin, A2401–Romero Barreto, Jaime Jose2362 | 1-0 | Szmetan-Giardelli ITT GM | 2019 |
King's Indian Defense variations
Fianchetto Variation, Immediate FianchettoE60Normal Variation, King's Knight VariationE60King's Indian DefenseE61Fianchetto VariationE60Santasiere VariationE60Normal VariationE70Normal VariationE70Makogonov VariationE71Normal Variation, Deferred FianchettoE72Four Pawns AttackE76Sämisch VariationE80Fianchetto Variation, Delayed FianchettoE62Accelerated Averbakh VariationE70Normal Variation, Standard DevelopmentE73Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90Smyslov VariationE61Kramer VariationE70Four Pawns Attack, Modern DefenseE76Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl VariationE64Karpov SystemE71Four Pawns AttackE77Steiner AttackE81Semi-Classical VariationE61