King's Indian Defense repertoire for Black
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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 35 moves.
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[Event "Chessbook King's Indian Defense repertoire (1400-1600)"] [Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/kings-indian"] [Annotator "Chessbook"] [Result "*"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 ( 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 ( 3. c3 Qb6 ) ( 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Bxe5 Qa5+ ) ( 3. dxc5 Na6 ) ( 3. Nc3 cxd4 ) 3... Qb6 4. b3 g6 ) ( 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bf4 ( 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 g6 ) ( 3. dxc5 e6 ) ( 3. c3 g6 ) ) ( 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 ( 3. dxc5 e5 ) ( 3. Bf4 ) 3... d6 4. e4 g6 ) ( 2. e3 g6 3. c4 ( 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c4 d6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 ) 3... Bg7 4. Nf3 ( 4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 ) ) ( 2. Bg5 g6 ) 2... g6 3. Nc3 ( 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 ( 4. e3 ) 4... d6 5. e4 ( 5. e3 ) ( 5. Bg5 O-O ) 5... O-O 6. Be2 e5 ) ( 3. e3 ) 3... Bg7 4. e4 ( 4. Nf3 ) ( 4. Bg5 d6 5. Nf3 ) ( 4. e3 ) 4... d6 5. Nf3 *
About this repertoire
The King's Indian Defense against 1.d4, including the London, Trompowsky and other sidelines.
Chessbook's King's Indian Defense repertoire for Black, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.
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