King's Indian Defense (E60–E99)
A hypermodern defense where Black allows White to build a big center, then counterattacks it.
Every line in this family begins 1. d4 Nf6, then branches. Each variation below has its own page with the full move order, the position it reaches, and a Stockfish evaluation.
All 112 lines can be practised free in the browser: pick a variation, walk it move by move in Learn mode, then drill it from memory until you can play it without prompting.
All 112 variations of the King's Indian Defense Semi-Classical Variation, Benoni Variation E60 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O Semi-Classical Variation, Hollywood Variation E60 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense E61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 Semi-Classical Variation E61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation E61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line E61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O Smyslov Variation E61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky) E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System E62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation E63 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line E63 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line E63 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line E63 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack E64 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation E64 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation E64 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System E64 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line E64 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation E65 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line E65 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line E66 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto E67 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense E67 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation E68 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation E68 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line E69 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O Accelerated Averbakh Variation E70 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Kramer Variation E70 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Karpov System E71 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Makogonov Variation E71 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto E72 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Pomar System E72 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Flexible Defense E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense, Burgess Line E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Nc6 Defense E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Normal Variation, Standard Development E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Semi-Averbakh System E73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense E74 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Advance Variation E74 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation E74 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Averbakh Variation, Main Line E75 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack E76 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack E76 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack, Modern Defense E76 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack E77 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack, Florentine Gambit E77 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack E77 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Six Pawns Attack E77 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack, Fluid Attack E78 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation E79 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation E80 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit Accepted E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Steiner Attack E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Byrne Defense E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, with Bg5 E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, with Bg5 E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, with Bg5 E81 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto E82 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation E83 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation E83 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense E83 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line E84 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation E85 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation E86 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense E87 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation E87 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation E87 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation E88 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line E89 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Larsen Variation E90 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Normal Variation, Rare Defenses E90 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Zinnowitz Variation E90 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Kazakh Variation E91 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation E91 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Exchange Variation E92 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation E92 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System E92 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Petrosian Variation E92 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense E92 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense E93 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense E93 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation E94 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense E94 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense E94 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense E94 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line E94 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Ukrainian Defense E94 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation E95 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Main Line E96 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense E97 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack E97 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Sokolov's Line E97 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line E97 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Korchnoi Attack E97 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Modern System E97 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Classical System E98 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit E98 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line E98 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack E99 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Traditional Line E99 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 Frequently asked questions
What are the main moves of the King's Indian Defense?
The King's Indian Defense begins 1. d4 Nf6. From there it branches into 112 named variations, each with its own move order and typical plans.
What is the ECO code for the King's Indian Defense?
The King's Indian Defense is catalogued under ECO codes E60–E99. Individual variations list their own specific code on their page.
How can I practise the King's Indian Defense for free?
Open any variation on Chess Ramp and use Learn mode to walk the line one move at a time, then Drill mode to replay it from memory. Practice runs in your browser with no account required.
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