King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4
The King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E93, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 11… g4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 11… g4 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. Nf1 c6 14. Ne3)
- ECO
- E93
- Moves
- 21 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pppn1pb1/3p3p/3Pp1pn/2P1P2P/2N2NB1/PP2BPP1/R2QK2R b KQ - 0 11- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 11… g4 | 1 (50%) | |
| 11… Nxg3 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
8 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 12%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- FM David Bastar Vyprachticky (2360) – IM Tomas Studnicka (2303) 0-1 · TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad · 2019-01-06
- IM Gojko Laketic (2410) – Borko Kler (2242) 1-0 · 4th ch-Vojvodina Int · 2013-07-02
- FM Alexandre Kretchetov (2152) – IM Kostya Kavutskiy (2393) 0-1 · 1000GM St Louis GM Jan · 2023-01-29
- FM Joey Grochal (2313) – CM Simon Elgersma (2128) 1-0 · 23rd HZ Open 2019 · 2019-08-07
- Matej Blazeka (2245) – Patrik Krusina (1922) 1-0 · EY Boys U18 2012 · 2012-08-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Jared713 (2196) – NFear (2427) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
- lva1954 (1862) – Abhinav_sub08 (1919) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7
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.