King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
ECO: E95Indian Defences1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Re1
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation is a line of the King's Indian Defense, catalogued under ECO code E95 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 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Re1, 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.
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