King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack
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Statistics from Lichess
755,880 games: White 48.7% / Draw 5.3% / Black 46.0%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 421,793422K | ||
| 100,749101K | ||
| 62,79663K | ||
| 52,14852K | ||
| 34,69835K | ||
| 27,64528K | ||
| 16,01116K | ||
| 15,01215K |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026
Engine evaluation
+0.07 The position is about equal
Best play: 7... e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. e6
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
By rating
Rating changes little here: White scores 52% under 1400, 53% at 2200 and up and 56% in master games (wins plus half the draws).
| Players | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1400 | 3,224 | |
| 1400–1799 | 75K | |
| 1800–2199 | 515K | |
| 2200 and up | 179K | |
| Masters, over the board | 2,614 |
Master games
- Ding, L. – Rapport, R.
- Piket, J. – Shirov, A.
- Moranda, W. – Grischuk, A.
- Lautier, J. – Shirov, A.
- Nogueiras Santiago, J. – Kasparov, G.
Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 27, 2026
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack (ECO E76, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 (7 moves).
In 755,880 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 48.7%, Black 46.0% and 5.3% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…e6, in 56% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack. In all, 2 named lines continue from it.
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How to play against the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack
7…b5 scores best for Black: 55.1%, with Black winning 52.3% and White 42.2% of 52K games. The most played, 7…e6, scores 49.1% in 422K games, and 7…Bg4 scores lowest: 46.9%. Stockfish's first choice is 7…e6.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Popularity by year
The King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack has lost ground since 2016: 0.026% of Lichess games in 2025, down from 0.032% (its peak: 0.041% in 2018).
Numbers by year
| Year | Share of games | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.032% | 11,395 |
| 2017 | 0.038% | 20,655 |
| 2018 | 0.041% | 31,882 |
| 2019 | 0.038% | 47,195 |
| 2020 | 0.037% | 108,630 |
| 2021 | 0.029% | 111,587 |
| 2022 | 0.027% | 102,180 |
| 2023 | 0.026% | 98,330 |
| 2024 | 0.026% | 92,278 |
| 2025 | 0.026% | 90,979 |
| 2026 (Jan–Apr) | 0.026% | 28,213 |
Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling
Variations (1)
All 2 named lines that continue from here
Cite this page
Caissa Codex. “King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack (E76)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-indian-defense-four-pawns-attack-dynamic-attack