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King's Indian (E73)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Be2

Number of games in database: 4817
Years covered: 1925 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 44.2%
   Black wins 27.2%
   Draws 28.6%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Ivan Farago  66 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann  55 games
Margeir Petursson  41 games
Ilia Smirin  26 games
Joseph G Gallagher  25 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann  21 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Petrosian vs S Schweber, 1962
Bareev vs Kupreichik, 1990
Polugaevsky vs Geller, 1968
Petrosian vs Geller, 1961
Alburt vs Kasparov, 1982
J Adamski vs Geller, 1968
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 page 1 of 193; games 1-25 of 4,817  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. W Gooding vs G W Moses  1-0351925British ChampionshipE73 King's Indian
2. H van Hartingsvelt vs Euwe  0-1381926WatersnoodE73 King's Indian
3. V Buerger vs Reti  0-1281926Hastings 1926/27E73 King's Indian
4. H Price vs Menchik 0-1531929Ramsgate schevE73 King's Indian
5. Menchik vs G M Norman 1-0421930Hastings Club ChampionshipE73 King's Indian
6. E Voellmy vs H Johner  0-1311932BernE73 King's Indian
7. L Engels vs W Reetz  1-0191933city chE73 King's Indian
8. Bauriedel vs P Mross 0-1221934ch-TE73 King's Indian
9. J Kolnhofer vs H Mueller 0-1521935Trebitsch MemorialE73 King's Indian
10. A Gibaud vs Koltanowski  1-0431936MadridE73 King's Indian
11. L Engels vs I Solin 0-1361936non-FIDE Munich OlympiadE73 King's Indian
12. G I Sergienko vs Panasenko  1-0311937Khabarovsk championshipE73 King's Indian
13. J Holas vs V Stulik  0-1351943ZlinE73 King's Indian
14. E Falcon vs J Lynch 0-1401945Buenos Aires CirculoE73 King's Indian
15. E Strehle vs F Gygli  1-0281946SUI-chE73 King's Indian
16. L Roedl vs G Menke  1-0441947LueneburgE73 King's Indian
17. W Fairhurst vs R H Newman  0-1471947British ChampionshipE73 King's Indian
18. K Piskov vs Janosevic  1-0401948BelgradeE73 King's Indian
19. G Abrahams vs K Galia  1-0381948Bad GasteinE73 King's Indian
20. G Abrahams vs H Polzer  1-0431948Bad GasteinE73 King's Indian
21. W Fairhurst vs P Schmidt  ½-½271949Hastings 1948/49E73 King's Indian
22. E Canal vs Najdorf  0-1381950Dubrovnik OlympiadE73 King's Indian
23. B Rabar vs G Primavera  1-0281950Dubrovnik OlympiadE73 King's Indian
24. G Kasparian vs B Gurgenidze  1-0471951TbilisiE73 King's Indian
25. Niephaus vs Ivkov  ½-½781951West Germany - YugoslaviaE73 King's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-22-05  Backward Development: A possible gambit line for white in the KID is 5...0-0 6.Bg5 Na6!?<Gallagher's choice> 7.c5!?<the idea is to weaken black's structure, possibly exchange the light-squared bishop for a black knight, further weakening the structure, play Qd2 and 0-0-0 with definite compensation>7...dxc5 8.d5 Nb8<apparently the only move, and one that shows me 6...Na6 might not be so strong.>9.Qd2 c6 10.0-0-0 cxd5 11.e5 Nfd7 12.Nxd5 and white definintely has compensation, and the game is 'complex'. It's a good psychological choice because most KID players are very aggressive and forcing them to defend is a good idea. While black has saved his structure, White has a 5-2 lead in development and should continue actively with moves like h4 and play for mate. Any comments?
Sep-16-08  ravel5184: <E73> What's up with your ECO page? Only 1 kibitz? (well 2 now).

P.S. Chessmaster always plays this against me!

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