King's Indian — Four Pawns Attack
Against the Four Pawns (5.f4), Black completes development and prepares ...c5 or ...e5.
King's Indian — Averbakh Variation
White plays Be2 + Bg5 (without Nf3) — immediate pressure on f6 and d5.
King's Indian — Bayonet Attack (9.b4)
In the main line, 9.b4 is the Bayonet Attack — a direct race on the queenside.
King's Indian — 5.Bd3 Variation
Against 5.Bd3, the bishop takes a more aggressive position. Black responds with normal development.
King's Indian — Classical Variation
Main line: Black develops naturally and attacks White's center with ...e5.
King's Indian — Fianchetto Variation
White fianchettoes the bishop. Black develops naturally and looks for a break in the center.
King's Indian — Fianchetto Panno
Against the Fianchetto, the Panno with ...Nc6 prepares ...a6 and ...Rb8 followed by ...b5.
King's Indian — Petrosian System
With an immediate d5 after ...e5, White closes the center in Petrosian style.
King's Indian — Makogonov Variation (h3)
With 6.h3, White prevents ...Bg4 and prepares Be3 + Qd2 — a positional attack.
King's Indian — Sämisch Panno
Against the Sämisch, Panno develops ...Nc6 with ideas of ...a6 and ...Rb8.
King's Indian — Modern Benoni (Four Pawns + c5)
Against the Four Pawns Attack, ...c5 leads to a Modern Benoni structure — extremely dynamic play.
King's Indian — Sämisch with ...e5
Against the Sämisch, ...e5 is the classical response — a game of complex central breaks.
King's Indian — Gligoric Variation (6...Nbd7)
With 6...Nbd7, Black prepares ...e5 without committing the knight to c6.
King's Indian — Mar del Plata
The absolute main line: after d5, Nc6-e7 and a kingside attack with ...f5.
King's Indian — Yugoslav Fianchetto (...c5)
Against the Fianchetto, ...c5 leads to Modern Benoni structures — rich and dynamic play.
King's Indian — Exchange Variation
With dxe5 dxe5 Qxd8 Rxd8, White simplifies into an endgame — Black plays for the initiative.
King's Indian — Classical Fianchetto (...e5)
Against the Fianchetto, ...Nbd7 and ...e5 lead to classical KID structures.
King's Indian — Sämisch Variation (5.f3)
Against the Sämisch (5.f3), Black develops and prepares a counterattack on both flanks.
King's Indian — Defense with ...c6
With ...c6 instead of ...e5, Black prepares ...d5 or ...Qa5 — the Gurgenidze structure.
King's Indian — Four Knights System
With Nf3 before e4, White keeps open the possibility of systems without a strong central pawn.
King's Indian Defense - Classical
Bobby Fischer's favorite opening as Black.
King's Indian Defense - Mar del Plata
The most famous variation with opposite-side attacks.