E60-E99

King's Indian Defense

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3

About This Opening

The King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6) is a hypermodern defense where Black allows White to build a big center before counterattacking. Known for its attacking potential and complex middlegames.

Famous Games

  • Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994
  • Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 Candidates

Variations

83 found
E60
Fianchetto Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3
E60
King's Knight Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nf3
E60
Santassiere Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nf3 Bg7 b4
E61
Smyslov Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Bg5
E77
Six Pawns Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6
E61
Smyslov Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 Bg5
E70
Accelerated Averbakh Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Bg5
E76
Modern Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 Na6
E73
Semi-Averbakh System, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Be3
E73
Averbakh Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5
E81
Steiner Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Bg5
E81
Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Nge2
E90
Larsen Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be3
E90
Zinnowitz Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Bg5
E62
Carlsbad Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6
E73
Spanish Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 a6
E73
Flexible Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 h6
E73
Geller Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 Nbd7
E72
Pomar System, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 e5 Nge2
E76
Dynamic Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5
E92
Gligoric-Taimanov Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 Be3
E92
Petrosian Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5
E62
Larsen Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 c6 O-O Bf5
E62
Kavalek Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 c6 O-O Qa5
E62
Benjamin Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 c6 O-O Qb6
E62
Lesser Simagin (Spassky) Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 O-O Bf5
E62
Simagin Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 O-O Bg4
E62
Uhlmann-Szabo System, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 O-O e5
E73
Burgess Line, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 Na6 Qd2 c6
E81
Byrne Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c6 Bd3 a6
E83
Panno Formation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 Nc6 Nge2 a6
E83
Ruban Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 Nc6 Nge2 Rb8
E92
Stein Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5 a5
E94
Ukranian Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O a5
E94
Donner Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O c6
E94
Glek Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Na6
E73
King's Indian Defense: Pin and Take
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 Qa5 f3 dxc5
E97
Normal Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7
E77
Florentine Gambit, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Be2 c5 d5 e6 Nf3 exd5 e5
E97
Bayonet Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 b4
E97
Korchnoi Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 Bd2
E73
King's Indian Defense: Active Sacrifice
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 Qa5 cxd6 Nxe4 dxe7 Re8
E73
King's Indian Defense: Center Strike
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Be3 c5 d5 e6 Nf3 exd5 cxd5 Re8
E81
King's Indian Defense: Pinning Rook
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 d5 e6 Qd2 exd5 exd5 Re8
E76
Six Pawns Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 c5 d5 O-O Be2 e6 dxe6 fxe6 g4 Nc6 h4
E97
Yepishin's Line, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 b4 Nh5 Qc2
E97
Sokolov's Line, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 b4 Nh5 Re1
E76
King's Indian Defense: Center Snatch
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O e5 dxe5 fxe5 Nfd7 Nf3 c5 d5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Bxe5
E81
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Target
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 Nge2 Qa5 Qd2 Nc6 O-O-O b6 Kb1 Ba6
E87
Bronstein Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 e5 d5 Nh5 Qd2 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 Qf2 Nxf1
E92
King's Indian Defense: Tactical Trade
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Nxe5 Nxe4 Nxe4 Bxe5
E98
Kozul Gambit, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 Ne1 Nd7 Be3 f5
E93
Keres Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5 Nbd7 Bg5 h6 Bh4 g5 Bg3 Nh5 h4
E99
Benko Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 Ne1 Nd7 f3 f5 g4
E81
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Barrage
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 d5 e6 Qd2 exd5 cxd5 a6 O-O-O b5 Bh6 b4
E81
King's Indian Defense: Gambit Rally
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 dxc5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Bxc5 Nc6 Nge2 b6 Ba3 Ba6
E81
King's Indian Defense: Queen Pivot
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 d5 e6 Qd2 exd5 cxd5 a6 a4 Qa5 Ra3 Nbd7
E92
King's Indian Defense: Desperado Dodge
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Nxe5 Nxe4 Nxf7 Bxc3+ bxc3 Kxf7
E92
King's Indian Defense: Iron Knight
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5 a5 O-O Na6 a3 Nc5 Qc2 a4 Be3 Nb3
E92
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Lever
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5 a5 Bg5 h6 Bh4 Na6 Nd2 Qe8 O-O Nh7
E94
King's Indian Defense: Bishop Nudge
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O exd4 Nxd4 Re8 f3 c6 Kh1 Nbd7 Bg5 h6
E73
King's Indian Defense: Knight Launch
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 c5 d5 e6 Qd2 exd5 exd5 Qb6 Nf3 Bf5 O-O Ne4 Nxe4 Bxe4
E76
King's Indian Defense: Pinning Fork
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 e6 Bd3 exd5 cxd5 b5 Nxb5 Re8 Nc3 Nxe4 Nxe4 f5
E76
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Tsunami
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 e6 Bd3 exd5 cxd5 b5 O-O c4 Bc2 b4 Ne2 Re8
E76
King's Indian Defense: File Invader
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 e6 Be2 exd5 cxd5 Bg4 O-O Nbd7 h3 Bxf3 Bxf3 Re8
E80
Bronstein Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 e5 d5 Nh5 Be3 Na6 Qd2 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 Qf2 Nxf1 Qxh4 Nxe3 Kf2 Nxc4
E81
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Regain
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 dxc5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Bxc5 Nc6 Nd5 Nd7 Nxe7+ Nxe7 Bxe7 Bxb2
E92
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Harass
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Bg5 Be6 Nxe5 h6 Bh4 g5 Bg3 Na6
E94
King's Indian Defense: Central Collapse
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O exd4 Nxd4 Re8 f3 c6 Be3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Nxd5 cxd5
E76
King's Indian Defense: Sacrificial Fork
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 e6 Bd3 exd5 cxd5 b5 Bxb5 Nxe4 Nxe4 Qa5+ Nc3 Bxc3+ bxc3 Qxb5
E76
King's Indian Defense: Dark Domination
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 e6 Be2 exd5 exd5 Bf5 O-O Ne4 Nxe4 Bxe4 Bd3 Bxf3 Qxf3 Nd7
E81
King's Indian Defense: Structure Crush
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 dxc5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Bxc5 Nc6 Rd1 Rxd1+ Kxd1 Nd7 Be3 Bxc3 bxc3 Nde5
E81
King's Indian Defense: Pawn Wedge
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 d5 e6 Qd2 exd5 cxd5 a6 a4 Qa5 Bd3 b5 Nge2 b4 Nd1 Nbd7
E81
King's Indian Defense: King Tempo
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 dxc5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Bxc5 Nc6 Nd5 Nd7 Bxe7 Nxe7 Nxe7+ Kf8 Nd5 Bxb2
E90
King's Indian Defense: Knight Rampage
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Bd3 Bg4 h3 Bxf3 Qxf3 Nc6 Be3 Nd7 Ne2 Nde5 dxe5 Nxe5 Qg3 Nxd3+ Kd2 Nxb2
E94
King's Indian Defense: Knight Lunge
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O exd4 Nxd4 Re8 f3 c6 Kh1 Nbd7 Bf4 Nh5 Bxd6 Qf6 Nb3 Nf4
E76
King's Indian Defense: Endgame Edge
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O e5 dxe5 fxe5 Nfd7 Nf3 c5 Be3 cxd4 Bxd4 Nc6 Be2 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nxe5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Nxe5 Bxe5
E76
King's Indian Defense: Center Shield
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 e6 dxe6 fxe6 Bd3 Nc6 O-O Nd4 Nxd4 cxd4 Nb5 e5 fxe5 dxe5 c5 Be6
E81
King's Indian Defense: Bishop Fork
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 d5 e6 Qd2 exd5 cxd5 a6 Bh6 Nxe4 Nxe4 Qh4+ g3 Qxh6 Qxh6 Bxh6 Nxd6 Nd7
E92
King's Indian Defense: Rook Ruse
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Nd5 Rd7 Nxe5 Nxd5 Nxd7 Nb4 Nxb8 Nc2+ Kd1 Nxa1 Bf4 Rxb8
E94
King's Indian Defense: Royal Pin
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O exd4 Nxd4 Re8 f3 c6 Be3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Bf2 Nf4 Bc4 Qg5 Bg3 Qc5
E94
King's Indian Defense: Knight's Sting
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O exd4 Nxd4 Re8 f3 c6 Be3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Bf2 Nf4 Bc4 Qg5 g3 Nh3+
E81
King's Indian Defense: Fork Threat
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 dxc5 Qxd8 Rxd8 Bxc5 Nc6 Rd1 Rxd1+ Kxd1 Nd7 Ba3 Bxc3 bxc3 Nde5 f4 Ng4 Ke2 Be6