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 E60 E60 E61 E77 E61 E70 E76 E73 E73 E81 E81 E90 E90 E62 E73 E73 E73 E72 E76 E92 E92 E62 E62 E62 E62 E62 E62 E73 E81 E83 E83 E92 E94 E94 E94 E73 E97 E77 E97 E97 E73 E73 E81 E76 E97 E97 E76 E81 E87 E92 E98 E93 E99 E81 E81 E81 E92 E92 E92 E94 E73 E76 E76 E76 E80 E81 E92 E94 E76 E76 E81 E81 E81 E90 E94 E76 E76 E81 E92 E94 E94 E81
Fianchetto Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 g3 King's Knight Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nf3 Santassiere Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nf3 Bg7 b4 Smyslov Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Bg5 Six Pawns Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Smyslov Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 Bg5 Accelerated Averbakh Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Bg5 Modern Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 Na6 Semi-Averbakh System, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Be3 Averbakh Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 Steiner Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Bg5 Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Nge2 Larsen Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be3 Zinnowitz Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Bg5 Carlsbad Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 Spanish Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 a6 Flexible Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 h6 Geller Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 Nbd7 Pomar System, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 e5 Nge2 Dynamic Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Nf3 c5 d5 Gligoric-Taimanov Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 Be3 Petrosian Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5 Larsen Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 c6 O-O Bf5 Kavalek Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 c6 O-O Qa5 Benjamin Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 c6 O-O Qb6 Lesser Simagin (Spassky) Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 O-O Bf5 Simagin Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 O-O Bg4 Uhlmann-Szabo System, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 g3 O-O Bg2 Nc6 O-O e5 Burgess Line, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Bg5 Na6 Qd2 c6 Byrne Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 c6 Bd3 a6 Panno Formation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 Nc6 Nge2 a6 Ruban Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 Nc6 Nge2 Rb8 Stein Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5 a5 Ukranian Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O a5 Donner Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O c6 Glek Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Na6 King's Indian Defense: Pin and Take
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Be2 O-O Be3 c5 dxc5 Qa5 f3 dxc5 Normal Variation, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 Florentine Gambit, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 O-O Be2 c5 d5 e6 Nf3 exd5 e5 Bayonet Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 b4 Korchnoi Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 Bd2 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 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 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 Six Pawns Attack, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f4 c5 d5 O-O Be2 e6 dxe6 fxe6 g4 Nc6 h4 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 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 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 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 Bronstein Defense, KID
d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 f3 O-O Be3 e5 d5 Nh5 Qd2 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 Qf2 Nxf1 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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+ 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