King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 a6
The King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Spanish 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 a6. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 7. f3 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. O-O c5)
- ECO
- E73
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/1pp1ppbp/p2p1np1/6B1/2PPP3/2N5/PP2BPPP/R2QK1NR w KQ - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 a6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. f3 | 1 (33%) | |
| 7. h3 | 1 (33%) | |
| 7. Qd2 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
74 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 21%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2759) – GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2677) 1-0 · Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-04
- GM Anton Korobov (2700) – GM Gadir Guseinov (2634) 0-1 · World Rapid 2015 · 2015-10-11
- GM Denis Khismatullin (2650) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2658) 1-0 · Aeroflot Open A 2015 · 2015-04-04
- GM Anton Korobov (2688) – GM Vladimir Baklan (2587) 1-0 · Gladiators May 5th 2020 · 2020-05-10
- GM Dmitry Kryakvin (2594) – GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2670) 0-1 · Euro Online +2300 Day 1 · 2020-05-29
Highest-rated Lichess games
- KaizenPower (2490) – no404 (2399) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- fubaba (1767) – DeMa1980 (1756) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- Remla14 (1753) – TheSlowPoison (1747) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 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.