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King's Indian Defense
Overview
King's Indian Defense is a specific line in the Indian Defenses family (ECO E61), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3, after 5 plies of opening development.
The line is a first-level refinement of Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
The line splits into 4 documented sub-systems: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto, Normal Variation, Semi-Classical Variation, and others.
Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 92 documented sub-variations.
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- ECO code
- E61
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 92
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Statistics from Lichess
22,446,615 games · White 47.8% / Draw 5.6% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 15,814,403 | |
| d5 | 5,582,602 | |
| d6 | 790,985 | |
| c5 | 137,252 | |
| c6 | 65,643 | |
| e6 | 32,709 | |
| b6 | 9,933 | |
| e5 | 2,834 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:15:25
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Variations (4)
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