Chess opening
King's Indian DefenseE61
The King's Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code E61. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Grünfeld Defense (D80)
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto (E62)
- King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation (E61)
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation (E61)
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation (D75)
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: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense (E61)
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation (E61)
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