King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses
ECO: E90Indian Defences1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
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About the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses
The King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses is a line of the King's Indian Defense, catalogued under ECO code E90 in the Indian Defences section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3, 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.
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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