Tree path 9 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: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
- Caissa 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: Orthodox Variation E92
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E94
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E95 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E95.
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 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1, after 15 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, Positional Defense, Main Line.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- E95
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 15
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
60,354 games · White 52.9% / Draw 6.0% / Black 41.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c6 | 14,704 | |
| exd4 | 14,594 | |
| Re8 | 14,486 | |
| a5 | 4,867 | |
| h6 | 2,956 | |
| Qe7 | 2,180 | |
| Ne8 | 1,538 | |
| Nh5 | 1,388 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:09:02
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