King's Indian Defense
ECO: E61Indian Defences1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
Start
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About the King's Indian Defense
The King's Indian Defense is catalogued under ECO code E61, in the Indian Defences section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.
The King's Indian Defense has 119 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Grünfeld DefenseD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann AttackD82 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4
- Grünfeld Defense: Gibbon GambitD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.g4
- Grünfeld Defense: Lutikov VariationD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.f3
- Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated VariationD81 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qb3
- Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm VariationD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5
- Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights VariationD90 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
- Grünfeld Defense: Zaitsev GambitD80 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.h4
Other lines of the King's Indian Defense
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate FianchettoE60 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight VariationE60 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto VariationE60 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3
- King's Indian Defense: Normal VariationE70 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
- King's Indian Defense: Santasiere VariationE60 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.b4
- King's Indian Defense: Normal VariationE70 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
- King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh VariationE70 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed FianchettoE62 · 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3