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- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
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King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E70.
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 Bg7 4. e4, after 7 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation.
Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 81 documented sub-variations.
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- ECO code
- E70
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- King's Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 81
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Statistics from Lichess
11,823,692 games · White 49.7% / Draw 5.1% / Black 45.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 9,197,425 | |
| O-O | 2,331,867 | |
| c6 | 77,211 | |
| e6 | 67,569 | |
| c5 | 54,711 | |
| d5 | 41,455 | |
| b6 | 25,978 | |
| Nc6 | 9,894 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:44:20
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Variations (1)
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