Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...g6/3. Nc3

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King's Indian Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black kingh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black pawnh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3

King's Indian Defence

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White intends to play e4 with this move. Developing this knight first also keeps options open for being able to play multiple lines against the King's Indian.

One of Black's most powerful weapon here is the Grünfeld Defence with 3...d5. The main variation, 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 leads to a typical hypermodern situation where White has a powerful center that Black will have to attack from a distance with their dark-squared bishop and a ...c5 pawn break.

3...Bg7 and 3...d6 stick to the classical ideas behind the King's Indian, another venerable and popular opening.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3

3
King's Indian Defence ...
Bg7		 e4
d6		 =
Grünfeld Defence ...
d5		 =
King's Indian Defence ...
d6		 =

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References

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