King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7
The King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E73, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 97 times by this move order. White won 56%, 6% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 7. Qd2 (60% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.57 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 7. Qc2 e5 8. d5 h6 9. Be3 Nc5)
- ECO
- E73
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pppnppbp/3p1np1/6B1/2PPP3/2N5/PP2BPPP/R2QK1NR w KQ - 4 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 50 | |
| 2000+ | 44 | |
| All | 97 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Qd2 | 58 (60%) | |
| 7. Nf3 | 12 (12%) | |
| 7. h4 | 11 (11%) | |
| 7. g4 | 5 (5%) | |
| 7. f4 | 3 (3%) | |
| 7. Qc2 | 3 (3%) | |
| 7. f3 | 2 (2%) | |
| 7. h3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
330 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 55%, draw 19%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587) – Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) – KomodoDragon 3.2 (3587) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- StoofvleesII a18 (3532) – LCZero0.28.0-rc1_69146 (3614) 1-0 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-06-26
- LCZero0.28.0-rc1_69146 (3614) – StoofvleesII a18 (3532) 1-0 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-06-23
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2701) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2745) 1/2-1/2 · Chess.com RCC Losers · 2022-08-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Pastukhov_Nicolay (2509) – FM sergeikim2003 (2537) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- emiliofelixramirez (2399) – Real_Game (2495) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- firehorse2026 (2483) – superbond (2395) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto E60
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Benoni Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Hollywood Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line E61
- King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation E61
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.