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King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E74.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 13 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E74
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 13
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Statistics from Lichess
6,789 games · White 47.5% / Draw 8.7% / Black 43.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc5 | 3,733 | |
| Qa5 | 2,995 | |
| Nc6 | 21 | |
| h6 | 17 | |
| e6 | 4 | |
| Na6 | 4 | |
| b5 | 3 | |
| a6 | 3 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:54:08
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