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King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (E68)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 Nf3 d6 5 g3 O-O 6 Bg2 Nbd7
7 O-O e5 8 e4

Number of games in database: 554
Years covered: 1871 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 47.3%
   Black wins 19.5%
   Draws 33.2%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
V Tukmakov  16 games
Jan Smejkal  15 games
Miroslav Filip  10 games
Albin Planinc  11 games
Svetozar Gligoric  9 games
Varlam Vepkhvishvili  8 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
L Also vs B Rodriguez, 1992
Petrosian vs Kotov, 1951
G Borisenko vs Geller, 1950
Reshevsky vs Bronstein, 1953
Smejkal vs A Planinc, 1973
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1998
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 page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 554  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. I Jankovec vs H Liebert 1-040 1871 HavirovE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
2. Hakansson vs P F Johner  0-129 1920 Goteborg BE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
3. Rubinstein vs Reti  ½-½39 1922 LondonE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
4. A Selezniev vs Bogoljubov  1-038 1923 Mahrisch Ostrau (11)E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
5. Bogoljubov vs A Selezniev  1-037 1923 Mahrisch-OstrauE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
6. M Luckis vs C H Alexander  0-132 1933 OlympiadE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
7. Jacobo Bolbochan vs Y Dobkin  ½-½37 1935 OlympiadE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
8. Alatortsev vs Chekhover  0-164 1936 All-Union YME68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
9. Szabo vs Z Ballai  1-039 1937 BudapestE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
10. Chekhover vs Panov  ½-½25 1938 Trade UnionsE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
11. Botvinnik vs Ragozin  1-021 1941 Training GameE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
12. Lilienthal vs Boleslavsky  ½-½33 1942 Moscow-ch ,HCL 12E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
13. Ragozin vs Konstantinopolsky  1-034 1945 Ch MoscowE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
14. Sajtar vs Bronstein 0-157 1946 Moscow-PragueE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
15. Ragozin vs I Solin  1-035 1946 Helsinki Int.Tourn.E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
16. H Kramer vs L J Tummers  1-052 1946 NED-ch prelim IIIE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
17. Euwe vs G Fontein  1-064 1946 NED-ch prelim IE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
18. S Vukovic vs B Tot  ½-½41 1946 YUG-chE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
19. V Tomovic vs B Tot  ½-½37 1946 YUG-chE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
20. B Rabar vs B Tot  ½-½50 1946 YUG-chE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
21. Larry Evans vs R Byrne  0-154 1946 US opE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
22. H Kramer vs R Byrne 0-139 1946 US opE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
23. W Winter vs Bronstein 0-133 1946 radio URS-GBRE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
24. Alatortsev vs Kan  1-038 1947 USSR ChampionshipE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
25. Pachman vs Lilienthal  0-187 1948 IztE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-07-04   Shadout Mapes: I've been wondering about this opening after finding myself caught on the black side of this line. What are white's middlegame plans? What about black?
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