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King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fluid Attack
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fluid Attack is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E78.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be2.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation.
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- ECO code
- E78
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
18,556 games · White 50.5% / Draw 6.1% / Black 43.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 14,038 | |
| Nc6 | 1,487 | |
| Bg4 | 1,371 | |
| e6 | 358 | |
| Qa5 | 354 | |
| a6 | 262 | |
| Nbd7 | 207 | |
| Na6 | 149 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:54:14
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