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E77

King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3

The Classical System is the main line of the King's Indian. White develops naturally and the battle centres on whether Black can successfully execute the ...e5 break. The resulting middlegames feature some of the most dramatic attacking play in chess.

History & Notable Players

The Classical KID has produced some of the most famous games in history, including many Kasparov brilliancies.

Top Players in this Opening

Grischuk,A3 gamesCarlsen,M1 gamesKasparov, Gary1 gamesKeres, Paul1 gamesLarsen, Ba1 gamesNajdorf, Miguel1 gamesNakamura,Hi1 gamesNimzowitsch, Aaron1 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V1 gamesPolgar, Judit1 games

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