Exeter Chess Club: Steve Martinson on King's Indian Defence

King's Indian Defence

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

 

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Goals for White:

attack is on the Queen's-side, on the open c-file after cxd5 or with Pawn thrust; e4-e5 Pawn chain is vital to central dominance and huge space control; premature Nc6 by Black (without e5 or e6) should be met with d5

Goals for Black:

attack is on King's-side; f5 may be needed to take out White's e4 post -- White should NOT play exf5 for Black to reply ...gxf5, ...Kh8, ...Rg8 taking the file of White's castled King -- and possibly push with ...f4 and ...f3; if White plays dxe5 in response to e5, Black must try to post a Knight at d4 where no Pawn can force it out; ...a6 and ...b5 can be used to attack c4

Common continuations:

4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7

 

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Classical Variation

 

4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5

 

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Four Pawn's Attack

 

4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2

 

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Samisch Variation

 

4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 a6

  Or 6... Nc6

  Or 6... c5

7. O-O

 

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Fianchetto Variation
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