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King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation is a specific line in the Indian Defenses family (ECO E70), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
The line has 8 documented children — King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation, King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation, and others being widely played.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 80 sub-variations at all depths.
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- ECO code
- E70
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 8
- Total in subtree
- 80
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Variations (8)
- E70 King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation
- E76 King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack
- E70 King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation
- E71 King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation
- E72 Deferred Fianchetto
- E90 Rare Defenses
- E73 Standard Development
- E80 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
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