Chess openings / King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4. In 22,889 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 4…d6 (75%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
- ECO
- E70
- Games between strong players
- 22,889
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…d6 | 75% (17,063) | – | |
| 4…O-O | 25% (5,760) | – | |
| 4…c5 | 0% (43) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses 12,903 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development 6,135 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 3,620 games
- King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation 3,403 games
- King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack 1,165 games
- King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation 498 games
- King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation 103 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto 80 games
More King's Indian Defense lines
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 17,334 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation 14,995 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 4,694 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense 3,835 games
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense 3,521 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 3,403 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto 3,323 games
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System 2,980 games
- King's Indian Defense: Karpov System 2,659 games
- King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation 2,303 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation 2,146 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation 1,914 games
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