Caissa Codex
E77

King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack

Chess diagram: King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack after 10. h4

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Statistics from Lichess

119 games: White 60.5% / Draw 3.4% / Black 36.1%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

−0.99 Black is better

Best play: 10... b5 11. cxb5 Nd4 12. h5 Bb7 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Qd3 a6 15. g5

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

Overview

King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack (ECO E77, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g4 Nc6 10. h4 (10 moves).

In 119 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 60.5%, Black 36.1% and 3.4% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 10…Nd4, in 76% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 5…O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g4 Nc6 10. h4, the position after King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack (E77)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-indian-defense-six-pawns-attack

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