King's Indian Defense: Mar del Plata Variation (E97)

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Target Position

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Engine Eval: -0.16

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 37.8% Draws: 30.1% Black Wins: 32.1%

Strategic Overview

The King's Indian Defense: Mar del Plata Variation (ECO code E97) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
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
UCI Move Path
d2d4 g8f6 c2c4 g7g6 b1c3 f8g7 e2e4 d7d6 g1f3 e8g8 f1e2 e7e5 e1g1 b8c6 d4d5 c6e7
Repertoire Training

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Parent Opening

This line is a variation of the main parent opening:

King's Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E92)