Petrosian 7.d5
King's Indian Defence · E92 · you play Black. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O
About the Petrosian 7.d5
The Petrosian System, 7.d5, closes the centre early and often continues with Bg5. Black plays ...a5, ...h6 and ...Na6–c5, and prepares ...f5 via ...Nh7 or ...Ne8. The queenside knight on c5 is Black's best piece.
Playing the King's Indian Defence as Black? The Petrosian 7.d5 (E92) begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6, and is one of 5 lines you can practise here. Go through the Petrosian 7.d5 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. After the opening, the page shows the typical middlegame plans, the endgames that often follow and grandmaster games with the Petrosian 7.d5. Add it to your repertoire of chess defences for Black, and repeat it in speed mode or the drill until you no longer have to think about it.