King's Indian Defence

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess opening
gptkbp:blackPlans attack on kingside
gptkbp:category Hypermodern openings
Openings with 1.d4
Semi-closed games
gptkbp:ECOCode E60–E99
gptkbp:famousProponents gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Ding_Liren
gptkb:Hikaru_Nakamura
gptkb:Richard_Rapport
gptkb:Veselin_Topalov
gptkbp:favoredBy gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
gptkb:Teimour_Radjabov
gptkbp:firstBook 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
gptkbp:firstDescribed late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King's Indian Defence
gptkbp:mainLine 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:India
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:Fischer_vs._Spassky,_1972
gptkb:Kasparov_vs._Karpov,_World_Championship_1985
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Indian_Defence
gptkbp:popularFor aggressive players
high at grandmaster level
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Garry_Kasparov
gptkb:David_Bronstein
gptkb:Isaac_Boleslavsky
gptkbp:riskFactor double-edged
gptkbp:strategy Black allows White to build a strong center
Black seeks counterplay on the kingside
White often attacks on the queenside
gptkbp:theme kingside attack
central tension
counterplay
pawn storm
gptkbp:theoreticalDepth very deep
gptkbp:usedInWorldChampionships yes
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Averbakh_Variation
gptkb:Bayonet_Attack
gptkb:Exchange_Variation
gptkb:Fianchetto_Variation
gptkb:Four_Pawns_Attack
gptkb:Makagonov_Variation
gptkb:Petrosian_Variation
gptkb:Sämisch_Variation
gptkb:Classical_Variation
gptkbp:whitePlans expand on queenside
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6