Tree path 10 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Rare Defenses › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › Aronin-Taimanov Defense › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- Rare Defenses E90
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E91
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E92
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E94
- Aronin-Taimanov Defense E97
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack E97 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E97.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
The line arises from 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Sokolov's Line, Yepishin's Line.
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- ECO code
- E97
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 17
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
279,395 games · White 51.8% / Draw 5.3% / Black 42.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| a5 | 83,593 | |
| Ne8 | 65,316 | |
| Nh5 | 63,249 | |
| Nd7 | 39,866 | |
| h6 | 7,060 | |
| c6 | 6,335 | |
| b6 | 5,308 | |
| a6 | 3,764 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:18:25
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