Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Flexible Defense E73
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6
474 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 24%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 429 | 52% 24% 25% | 2179 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 24 | 54% 21% 25% | 2122 | 2023 |
| Bh4 | 20 | 45% 25% 30% | 2104 | 2024 |
| Bxf6 | 1 | 100% | 2151 | 2013 |
Top games
| Ivanchuk, V2769–Bologan, V2732 | 1-0 | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Mamedyarov, S2726–Bologan, V2732 | 1-0 | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Nyzhnyk, I2644–Yakubboev, Nodirbek2630 | ½-½ | St Louis Spring A | 2023 |
| Smirin, I2669–Shabalov, A2563 | 1-0 | London Classic Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Cruz, Cr2565–Cori, J2612 | ½-½ | ch-PER 2017 | 2017 |
| Yu Yangyi2765–Tissir, M2388 | 1-0 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Smirin, I2607–Novikov, St12531 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Sundararajan, K2436–Amin, B2700 | 1-0 | 20th Dubai Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Levin, Ev2507–Wen Yang2601 | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial 2014 | 2014 |
| Vovk, Y2624–Ezat, M2476 | 1-0 | 22nd Abu Dhabi Masters | 2015 |
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