E60Indian
King's Indian Defense
Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
Overview
One of the most combative responses to 1.d4. Black allows White to build a broad pawn center, then counterattacks with ...e5 or ...c5. Leads to sharp, double-edged middlegames. Fischer and Kasparov's favorite.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
E92King's Indian Defense: Classical Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
E80King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3
E76King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4
E20Nimzo-Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
E40Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3
E32Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2