E97: King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, bayonet attack

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

King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, bayonet attack

E97 Sub-variants:

King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov variation (Yugoslav attack / Mar del Plata variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6

King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, bayonet attack
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

Overview

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Last Played:

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Overall score:

45.1%

28.3%

26.6%

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Possible continuations:

9... Nh5

3156

43.4 %

31.4 %

25.2 %

9... a5

1994

44 %

29.2 %

26.7 %

9... Ne8

741

48.4 %

19.7 %

31.8 %

9... Nd7

386

55.7 %

18.9 %

25.4 %

9... c6

201

44.8 %

23.9 %

31.3 %

9... Kh8

44.7 %

23.7 %

31.6 %

9... h6

70.8 %

16.7 %

9... b6

60 %

26.7 %

9... c5

55.6 %

22.2 %

9... a6

57.1 %

28.6 %

14.3 %

9... Bg4

100 %

9... h5

50 %