King's Indian Defense

Black plays Nf6, g6, and Bg7 against a white center, then strikes with e5 or c5. White takes space with d4, c4, and often e4. The closed center leads to opposite-wing attacks in the main lines: White on the queenside, Black on the kingside.

119 lines in the book · ECO E60 to E99 · 10,923 tagged puzzles in the source database

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King's Indian Defense

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. g6
  5. Nc3

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from g7 to g6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.

Variations

Fianchetto Variation27 lines · E60 to E69Normal Variation6 lines · E60 to E90Santasiere Variation1 lines · E60Semi-Classical Variation5 lines · E60 to E61Smyslov Variation1 lines · E61Accelerated Averbakh Variation1 lines · E70Kramer Variation1 lines · E70Karpov System1 lines · E71Makogonov Variation1 lines · E71Pomar System1 lines · E72Averbakh Variation11 lines · E73 to E75Semi-Averbakh System1 lines · E73Four Pawns Attack8 lines · E76 to E79Six Pawns Attack1 lines · E77Sämisch Variation18 lines · E80 to E89Steiner Attack4 lines · E81Larsen Variation1 lines · E90Zinnowitz Variation1 lines · E90Kazakh Variation1 lines · E91Orthodox Variation22 lines · E91 to E99Exchange Variation1 lines · E92Petrosian Variation4 lines · E92 to E93

Named gambits and traps

4 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 4.

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