Tree path 7 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Rare Defenses › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- Rare Defenses E90
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E91
- King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation E91 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E91.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E91
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 12
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Statistics from Lichess
207,510 games · White 46.4% / Draw 6.4% / Black 47.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 155,698 | |
| Be3 | 18,992 | |
| a3 | 11,543 | |
| Bg5 | 8,140 | |
| h3 | 7,743 | |
| Bf4 | 1,362 | |
| Nd2 | 1,087 | |
| Qc2 | 605 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:45:32
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