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King's Indian Defense Lines and Variations

The King's Indian Defense family contains 119 named lines in this opening book, spanning ECO E60 to E99. Use this page as the map, then open individual lines for exact move orders and diagrams.

Named lines
119
ECO coverage
E60, E61, E62, E63 ... E97, E98, E99
ECO volume
E (Indian defenses and other 1.d4 Nf6 systems)
Shortest line
E60 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3

How to study this family

White

White usually claims central space and must be ready for Black’s kingside pawn storm or central break.

Black

Black lets White occupy the center, then attacks it with ...e5 or ...c5 and often plays for kingside initiative.

Start with the shortest line, then branch to the variations that change the pawn structure or tactical target. Memorizing every branch before understanding the family plan is usually wasted work.

Main named lines

Deep theory branches

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