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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3
FEN: rnbqk2r/ppp1ppbp/3p1np1/8/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PP1P/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5
E62 · King's Indian Defense
7 PGN · 7 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qa5 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Bf5 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky):
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bf5 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5
E63 · King's Indian Defense
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd2 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 e5 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6
E65 · King's Indian Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5
E66 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5
E67 · King's Indian Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5
E69 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3
E70 · King's Indian Defense
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 - King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 - King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 - King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2
E72 · King's Indian Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 - King's Indian Defense: Pomar System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nge2
E73 · King's Indian Defense
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 - King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Flexible Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Nc6 Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nc6 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense, Burgess Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 c6
E74 · King's Indian Defense
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Advance Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 - King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Exchange Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5
E76 · King's Indian Defense
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 - King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Modern Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 Na6 - King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5
E77 · King's Indian Defense
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. f4 - King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 - King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Florentine Gambit:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. e5 - King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g4 Nc6 10. h4
E78 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Fluid Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be2
E80 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3
E81 · King's Indian Defense
9 PGN · 9 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O - King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Byrne Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 a6 - King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bf4 - King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Nxd5 - King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Bxh6 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit Accepted:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5
E82 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6
E84 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8
E85 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5
E87 · King's Indian Defense
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Ke2 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Ke2 Nxc4
E88 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6
E89 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. d5 cxd5
E91 · King's Indian Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 - King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6
E92 · King's Indian Defense
5 PGN · 5 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 - King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 - King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 - King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5
E94 · King's Indian Defense
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Ukrainian Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O a5 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. d5
E95 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1
E96 · King's Indian Defense
1 PGN · 1 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Main Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1 c6 9. Bf1 a5
E98 · King's Indian Defense
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5
E99 · King's Indian Defense
2 PGN · 2 FEN
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Traditional Line:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4
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