Opening for Black · intermediate
King's Indian Defense
As Black, let White take the center, then fianchetto and counter-attack it.
touch_appPlay the King's Indian Defense yourself. Make each move for Black; the coach explains as you go.
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Move by move
- 1. d4
Queen's pawn.
- 1... Nf6
1...Nf6 develops and stops e4 for now.
- 2. c4
White grabs space.
- 2... g6
2...g6 prepares ...Bg7.
- 3. Nc3
White prepares e4.
- 3... Bg7
3...Bg7. The bishop eyes the long diagonal toward d4 and b2, ready for a later ...e5 or ...c5 strike.
What club players answer
After 1.d4 Nf6, these are the moves White meets most often at club level, weighted the way our bots choose them so they play like people.
c450%
Nf330%
Bf410%
Bg510%
How to remember it
...Nf6, ...g6, ...Bg7.
Variations to know next
Opening code E60, King's Indian Defense.
- King's Indian, Fianchetto (E62): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.g3
- King's Indian, Averbakh (E70): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5
- King's Indian, Sämisch (E80): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3
- King's Indian, Classical (E90): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2