Orthodox Kings

In the opening book this is the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation.

The book line for King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation is d4, Nf6, c4, g6, Nc3, Bg7, e4, d6. This page collects the 22 named lines under that variation.

22 named lines · ECO E91, E92, E94, E95, E96, E97, E98, E99 · 1,098 tagged puzzles in the source database

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King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation

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  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. g6
  5. Nc3
  6. Bg7
  7. e4
  8. d6
  9. Nf3
  10. O-O
  11. Be2

Moves in the main line

  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.
  6. Black bishop moves from f8 to g7.
  7. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  8. Black pawn moves from d7 to d6.
  9. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  10. Black castles kingside.
  11. White bishop moves from f1 to e2.

Named lines

  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E91) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E92) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E94) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense (E94) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense (E94) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense (E94) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line (E94) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. d5
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Ukrainian Defense (E94) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O a5
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E95) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Main Line (E96) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1 c6 9. Bf1 a5
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97) 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 Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack (E97) 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 Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Sokolov's Line (E97) 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 Nh5 10. Re1
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line (E97) 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 Nh5 10. Qc2
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Korchnoi Attack (E97) 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. Bd2
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System (E97) 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. Nd2
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System (E98) 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. Ne1
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit (E98) 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. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line (E98) 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. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack (E99) 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. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4
  • King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Traditional Line (E99) 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. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5

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