Chess openings: King's Indian (E72)

King's Indian (E72)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 g3

Number of games in database: 140
Years covered: 1883 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 42.1%
   Black wins 27.1%
   Draws 30.7%

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PRACTITIONERS

With the White Pieces

With the Black Pieces

Mikhail Botvinnik		5 games
Alexander Kotov		5 games
Arturo Pomar-Salamanca		5 games

Svetozar Gligoric		7 games
Miguel Najdorf		4 games
Erich Eliskases		3 games

NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]

White Wins

Black Wins

Kotov vs G Barcza, 1952

Botvinnik vs K Kholodkevich, 1927

Fine vs Tylor, 1937

J Kourek vs P Chrz, 1994

Najdorf vs Bronstein, 1950

H Bohm vs Biyiasas, 1980

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Von Bardeleben vs F Riemann ½-½ 57 1883 DSB-03.Kongress E72 King's Indian

2. Rubinstein vs G A Thomas ½-½ 114 1922 Hastings-IC E72 King's Indian

3. Reti vs Yates 1-0 53 1922 Hastings 2223 E72 King's Indian

4. Alekhine vs O C Muller 1-0 11 1923 Margate E72 King's Indian

5. Euwe vs Spaans 1-0 43 1923 Amsterdam E72 King's Indian

6. Rubinstein vs M Bluemich 1-0 35 1925 Breslau E72 King's Indian

7. Botvinnik vs K Kholodkevich 1-0 36 1927 Russia E72 King's Indian

8. Botvinnik vs A Kubbel 1-0 40 1930 Leningrad masters E72 King's Indian

9. Botvinnik vs V Breitman 1-0 23 1931 Leningrad tt E72 King's Indian

10. Rubinstein vs Koltanowski 0-1 34 1931 Antwerp E72 King's Indian

11. Noteboom vs G A Thomas ½-½ 67 1931 Nice E72 King's Indian

12. Botvinnik vs G Norman 1-0 20 1935 Hastings 3435 E72 King's Indian

13. W Winter vs Koltanowski 1-0 26 1936 Hastings E72 King's Indian

14. Fine vs Koltanowski 1-0 43 1936 Hastings E72 King's Indian

15. W Winter vs Bogoljubov 0-1 28 1936 Nottingham E72 King's Indian

16. G A Thomas vs Eliskases ½-½ 37 1936 Podebrady E72 King's Indian

17. Fine vs Tylor 1-0 23 1937 Margate E72 King's Indian

18. Konstantinopolsky vs Kasparian 1-0 75 1937 URS-ch10 E72 King's Indian

19. W J Muhring vs Menchik ½-½ 37 1938 ENG-NED E72 King's Indian

20. Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr. ½-½ 24 1939 Russia E72 King's Indian

21. S Landau vs Flohr 1-0 34 1939 Amsterdam (Netherlands) E72 King's Indian

22. Szabo vs Flohr ½-½ 42 1939 Amsterdam (Netherlands) E72 King's Indian

23. Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz 1-0 48 1941 Ch USA (match) E72 King's Indian

24. Feigin vs Najdorf 0-1 42 1941 Mar del Plata E72 King's Indian

25. Fine vs H Helms 1-0 47 1945 Blindfold rapid, NY E72 King's Indian

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