Chess opening
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90
The King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses is a chess opening classified under ECO code E90. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation (E90)
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E91)
- King's Indian Defense: Zinnowitz Variation (E90)
Related lines in the King's Indian Defense
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Benoni Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Hollywood Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense (E61)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense (E61)
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