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King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation

ECO E71 · 2,037 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O1,65681.3%
Nbd7914.5%
e5231.1%
Nc6190.9%
c6150.7%
c5130.6%
b6110.5%

A further 209 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 2... g6King's Indian Defense 3. Nc3King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 4. e4King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 4... d6King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation 5. h3

Other lines in this family

Karpov SystemE71… 5... O-O 6. Be3489Normal VariationE70…20,617Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90… 5. Nf39,386Orthodox VariationE91… 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be25,674Sämisch VariationE80… 5. f33,665Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81… 5. f3 O-O3,337Four Pawns AttackE76… 5. f43,204Normal Variation, Standard DevelopmentE73… 5. Be22,718Orthodox VariationE92… 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e51,983Orthodox VariationE94… 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O890

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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.