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King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation

ECO E70 · 17,636 games · Black to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4

50% White5% Draw45% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
d6	13,944	79.1%		King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
O-O	3,315	18.8%
c6	89	0.5%
e6	67	0.4%
c5	41	0.2%
d5	40	0.2%
b6	28	0.2%

A further 112 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Indian Defense 1... Nf6 Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 2... g6 King's Indian Defense 3. Nc3King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 4. e4

Other lines in this family

Normal VariationE70… 4... d620,617 Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90… 4... d6 5. Nf39,386 Orthodox VariationE91… 4... d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be25,674 Sämisch VariationE80… 4... d6 5. f33,665 Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81… 4... d6 5. f3 O-O3,337 Four Pawns AttackE76… 4... d6 5. f43,204 Normal Variation, Standard DevelopmentE73… 4... d6 5. Be22,718 Makogonov VariationE71… 4... d6 5. h32,037 Orthodox VariationE92… 4... d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e51,983 Orthodox VariationE94… 4... d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O890

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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.