Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Knights Variation › East Indian Defense › Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Knights Variation A46
- East Indian Defense A48
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Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation
Overview
Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A48.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6, after 8 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from East Indian Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- A48
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- East Indian Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
593,448 games · White 43.9% / Draw 5.3% / Black 50.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 228,721 | |
| Nbd2 | 141,493 | |
| c3 | 65,843 | |
| b3 | 50,121 | |
| c4 | 28,466 | |
| Nc3 | 25,513 | |
| h3 | 18,633 | |
| h4 | 7,448 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:45:08
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