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E7413 plies · black to move

King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation

The King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E74 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 7 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
Black p
6
Black p
Black n
Black p
5
White p
White b
4
White p
White p
3
White n
2
White p
White p
White b
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
d
White q
e
White k
f
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position