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King's Indian Defense Report

35 GAMESSample Data
Win Rate
54%

Performance vs Other Openings

King's Indian Defense54% Win
Other Openings48% Win

Key Insights

Attack Timing
black
High Impact

The ...f5 Break Succeeds 75% of the Time When Played After ...Nd7

What this means
In 35 King's Indian games, you played ...f5 in 22 of them. When prepared with ...Nd7 first (rerouting the knight from f6 to support f5), you won 9 out of 12. When you played ...f5 without ...Nd7 preparation, you won only 4 out of 10. The unprepared f5 often leaves the e6 square weak and your knight on f6 misplaced.
How to improve
Follow the standard King's Indian recipe: (1) ...Nbd7, (2) ...f5, (3) ...Nf6 back to support the attack. The knight reroute via d7 is not a waste of time — it ensures f5 has proper support. After ...f5 exf5 gxf5, your knight returns to f6 aiming for g4 or h5, and the g7 bishop comes alive. Never play ...f5 when your knight is still blocked on d7 without Nf6 being available.
#f5-break#knight-maneuver#preparation
Defensive Awareness
black
High Impact

White's c5 Break Ignored in 45% of Games, Costing an Average of 0.8 Pawns

What this means
When White achieved c5 in the Classical variation, you failed to react with ...a5 (preventing queenside expansion) in 7 out of 15 games. In those 7 games, White's queenside attack succeeded before your kingside attack, resulting in 5 losses. The engine consistently recommends ...a5 as the critical defensive resource.
How to improve
In the Classical King's Indian (d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 e4 d6 Nf3 O-O Be2 e5 d5), always play ...a5 when White plays c5. This stops b4-b5 and gives your rook activity on the a-file. The timing is usually right after White plays c5 — respond immediately with ...a5. Don't get tunnel vision on the kingside; a quick ...a5 takes one move but saves your entire queenside.
#c5-break#queenside-defense#a5-resource
Piece Activity
black

Bishop on g7 Blocked in 60% of Games After Move 20

What this means
Your g7 bishop, the most important piece in the King's Indian, remains blocked behind your own pawns (e5, d6) past move 20 in 21 of 35 games. When the bishop is active (after ...f5 or ...c6/...d5), your win rate is 68%. When it stays blocked, it drops to 36%. The blocked bishop means your entire opening setup has failed to achieve its purpose.
How to improve
The entire King's Indian is built around activating the g7 bishop. Your plan should always include one of: (1) ...f5 followed by ...f4, opening the g7 bishop's diagonal, (2) ...c6 and ...d5, challenging the center directly, or (3) ...Nh5-...Nf4, forcing exchanges that open lines. If none of these are possible by move 15, reconsider whether the King's Indian was the right choice for that particular game.
#bishop-activity#g7-bishop#pawn-structure

Top Variations

1
Classical Variation
15 games
2
Saemisch Variation
11 games
3
Four Pawns Attack
9 games

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What we analyze in your King's Indian games

Your execution of the f5 pawn break and kingside attack

Your handling of the Classical variation pawn storms

Your success in Benoni-type positions with c5

Your piece coordination in the Saemisch Attack

Your defensive technique when White attacks on the queenside

Your timing of the e5 break and central counterplay

Learn This Opening

Play through the main line move by move

1.pawn to d4 (d4) knight to f6 (Nf6)

Vit tar utrymme i centrum och förbereder utveckling av damflygeln.

Opponent is playing…
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.Nf3O-O6.Be2e57.O-ONc68.d5Ne79.Ne1Nd710.f3f5

Key Positions to Know

Critical concepts every King's Indian Defense player should understand

The King's Indian Fianchetto

Black's Bg7 controls the long diagonal a1-h8 and supports the ...e5 and ...f5 breaks. This bishop often becomes Black's most important piece, especially in the middlegame when lines open up after the central pawn pushes.

The ...f5 Pawn Break

Black's signature attack. After ...Nbd7, ...e5, and preparation, Black launches ...f5 to blow open the kingside. If f5 is achieved successfully, the g7 bishop comes alive and Black often gets a crushing attack.

Dueling Attacks

The King's Indian creates the ultimate strategic battle: White expands on the queenside with c5-d5, while Black attacks on the kingside with ...f5-f4. Both sides must be relentless — the first to break through wins.

Strategic Plans

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White's Plans

  • •I den klassiska strukturen (låst centrum) trycker vit med c5, bryter upp damflygeln och söker inträngning via c-linjen.
  • •Använda utrymmesfördelen för att kväva svarts spel, ofta involverande drag som Bg5 (Averbakh) eller h3 (Makogonov) för att begränsa svarts aktivitet.
  • •Utmana g7-löparen, antingen genom avbyten eller genom att stänga av dess diagonal.

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Black's Plans

  • •I den låsta klassiska ställningen är planen e5-bondegenombrottet följt av en bondestorm på kungsflygeln (f5, f4, g5, g4) och pjäsoffer för att matta vits kung.
  • •Spela ...c5 och utmana d4, och förvandla spelet till en Benoni-liknande struktur.
  • •Aktivera kungsindiska löparen genom att byta av bönder eller öppna h8-a1-diagonalen.

Key Variations

Explore the most important branches and transpositions in the King's Indian Defense.

Classical Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O

Klassiska varianten. Vit spelar Nf3 och Be2, svart spelar ofta ...e5, vilket leder till stängda center och vilda angrepp på motsatta flyglar.

Saemisch Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

Sämisch-varianten. Vit spelar f3 och bygger en solid mur mot svarts kungsflygelspel, planerar ofta damflygelrockad eller ett direkt kungsangrepp.

Four Pawns Attack

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Nf3

Fianchetto-varianten. Vit spelar g3 och Bg2, vilket minskar kraften i svarts kungsflygelangrepp genom ett starkt försvar, vilket tvingar fram ett mer positionellt spel.

Fianchetto Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.g3

Averbakh Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5

Petrosian System

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Bg5

Opening Statistics

Original research from 1,736 real amateur games — data you won't find anywhere else.

Avg. Game Length
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Underdog Wins
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Quick Finishes
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Endgame Reach
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White's Edge
-0.7%
Favors BlackEqualFavors White

At 1200-1400

📊White's edge is 0.7% — the position is essentially equal.

How This Opening Changes as You Improve

RatingGamesWhite's Edge
800-100070
-10.0%44 /0 /54
1000-1200177
-4.5%46 /0 /51
1200-1400295
-0.7%49 /0 /50
1400-1600445
+2.2%50 /0 /48
1600-1800749
+2.0%49 /0 /47

Based on 1,736 games · Updated March 2026

Why Play the King's Indian Defense?

Motangreppets mästerverk

Kungsindiskt försvar gör att du kan spela för vinst med svart genom att acceptera vits centrala överlägsenhet och sedan lansera förödande motangrepp. Du försvarar inte bara - du förbereder våldsamma kungsflygelangrepp.

Dynamiskt och komplext

Ställningarna som uppstår i Kungsindiskt försvar är fulla av strategisk och taktisk komplexitet. Båda sidor har tydliga planer, vilket leder till ställningar där beräkning, intuition och kämpaglöd är viktigare än ren teori.

Kräver kämpaglöd

Denna öppning belönar aggressivt, skarpt spel. Om du älskar pjäsoffer, bondestormar och ömsesidiga angrepp är Kungsindiskt försvar ditt vapen. Det handlar inte om att spela säkert - det handlar om att spela ut din motståndare i kaotiska ställningar.

Skapar obalanserade ställningar

Den asymmetriska bondestrukturen garanterar obalanserade ställningar där båda sidor spelar för vinst. Vit attackerar på damflygeln, svart på kungsflygeln, vilket skapar kapplöpningssituationer som testar båda spelarnas förmågor i anfall och försvar.

Common Traps

Watch out for these dangerous tactical pitfalls

Fajarowicz Trap

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 Re8? 10.Nxe5!

I den klassiska varianten är vits damflygelattack ofta snabbare än svarts kungsflygelattack; svarts offer måste vara exakta. Ett missteg (t.ex. att trycka g4 för snabbt) låter vit försvara sig och vinna med sitt damflygelövertag.

Saemisch Knight Trap

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.Nc1? exd4 10.Bxd4 Ne5!

Svart offrar ofta material för att hålla kungsflygelangreppet levande (till exempel springare på f4). Om angreppet misslyckas vinner vits strukturella eller materiella fördel snabbt.

Four Pawns Blunder

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.cxd5? Bg4!

Classical Queen Trap

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.b4? Nh5! 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 f5!

Beginner Tips

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Det handlar om kapplöpningen! I den stängda strukturen (d5 spelat av vit) ignorerar du i princip damflygeln och kastar allt mot vits kung.

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Bli bekväm med en trång ställning till en början. Vits rymdfördel är temporär; ditt mål är att spränga den.

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Förstå f5-genombrottet. Det är den avgörande idén för motspel på kungsflygeln.

Common King's Indian patterns we detect

We automatically check if you fall for these specific traps.

About the King's Indian Defense

The King's Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6) is one of the most dynamic and aggressive defenses against 1. d4. Black allows White to build a big center, then counter-attacks it with fierce kingside play.

We analyze your attacking play on the kingside, timing of the f5 break, and defensive resilience when White expands. We identify where your counterattacking plans fall short.

openings.page.sections.keyThemes

Fianchetto structureCounterattacking chessKingside pawn stormf5 breakDynamic imbalancePiece sacrifice ideas

openings.page.sections.notablePlayers

Bobby FischerGarry KasparovMikhail TalTeimour Radjabov

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about King's Indian Defense analysis

The King's Indian Defense begins with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6. Black allows White to build a massive pawn center (e4 and d4) and then counterattacks it. The fianchettoed bishop on g7 — the cornerstone of the defense — controls the long diagonal and supports Black's kingside counterplay. After 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5, the Classical position is reached: Black challenges the center with ...e5 and prepares the thematic ...f5 break.
The Classical Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O) is the main line. After 7...Nc6 8. d5 Ne7, the position splits: White typically chooses the Mar del Plata system (9. Ne1, preparing f3 and queenside expansion) or the Petrosian system (9. b4, restraining Black). The middlegame features a classic race: White attacks queenside with a4-b5, while Black storms the kingside with ...f5, ...f4, and ...g5.
The Saemisch Variation (4. e4 d6 5. f3) is one of the most aggressive systems. White plays f3 before developing the kingside knight, building a massive center and preparing Be3, Qd2, and often O-O-O followed by a kingside pawn storm. Black must react sharply — the typical response is 5...O-O 6. Be3 e5, accepting the centre challenge. Black often sacrifices pieces for a devastating attack. The Saemisch is theoretically demanding but extremely double-edged.
The Four Pawns Attack (4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3) is White's most ambitious try — establishing four pawns across the centre (c4, d4, e4, f4) and grabbing maximum space. Black must counterattack immediately with 6...c5! 7. d5 e6, undermining the centre. The Four Pawns Attack requires precise knowledge from both sides.
The Four Pawns Blunder occurs after 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. cxd5? Bg4!. White's incorrect recapture 9. cxd5 allows the pin 9...Bg4!, and after 10. O-O Nxe4!, Black wins a centre pawn. White must play 9. e5! or 9. Nxd5 instead.
The Classical Queen Trap occurs after 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. b4? Nh5! 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bf1 f5!. White's premature b4 allows Black to plant the knight on f4 and launch a devastating kingside pawn storm. White should play 9. Ne1 (Mar del Plata) or 9. Nd2 before queenside expansion.
Garry Kasparov used the King's Indian throughout his career, most famously in his 1978 USSR Championship victory over Korchnoi where a piece sacrifice on f3 opened White's kingside catastrophically. The King's Indian is not just an opening — it is a statement of psychological intent. By allowing White to build a centre and demolishing it, Kasparov turned defensive positions into devastating counterattacks.

Famous Games

BronsteinvsGeller
Zurich Candidates 19530-1

Ett legendariskt Kungsindiskt parti (även känt som Taimanov-fallet) där Kasparovs ...e5 följt av ett massivt kungsflygelangrepp visade systemets kraft.

TaimanovvsNajdorf
Zurich Candidates 19530-1

Bronstein visar hur svart, även i en till synes sämre ställning, kan utnyttja dynamiken i öppningen för att vinna.

KorchnoivsKasparov
USSR Championship 19780-1

PetrosianvsFischer
Candidates 1971 (Game 7)0-1

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