Caissa Codex
E97

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line

Chess diagram: King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line after 10. Qc2

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Statistics from Lichess

257 games: White 45.1% / Draw 7.0% / Black 47.9%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 27, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.16 The position is about equal

Best play: 10... Nf4 11. a4 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 f5 13. c5 h6 14. Nd2 f4 15. Ba3

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line (ECO E97, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Qc2 (10 moves).

In 257 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 45.1%, Black 47.9% and 7.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 10…f5, in 53% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 9…Nh5 10. Qc2, the position after King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack, Yepishin's Line (E97)”. Lichess data as of 27 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-indian-defense-orthodox-variation-bayonet-attack-yepishins-line

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