Tree path 6 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Deferred Fianchetto › King's Indian Defense: Pomar System
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- Deferred Fianchetto E72
- King's Indian Defense: Pomar System E72 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Pomar System
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Pomar System is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E72.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 13 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nge2 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E72
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 13
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Statistics from Lichess
29,759 games · White 49.9% / Draw 6.0% / Black 44.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 15,188 | |
| exd4 | 6,221 | |
| Nbd7 | 2,640 | |
| c6 | 1,511 | |
| Bg4 | 1,404 | |
| Re8 | 743 | |
| c5 | 462 | |
| a5 | 423 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:54:02
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