Tree path 5 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Rare Defenses
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- Rare Defenses E90 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E90.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
The line arises from 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, King's Indian Defense: Zinnowitz Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 29 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- E90
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 29
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Variations (3)
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- E90 King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation 11-ply
- E91 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 11-ply
- E90 King's Indian Defense: Zinnowitz Variation 11-ply
- E91 King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation 12-ply
- E92 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 12-ply
- E94 Positional Defense, Closed Line 15-ply
- E92 King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation 13-ply
- E94 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 13-ply
- E92 Gligoric-Taimanov System 13-ply
- E92 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation 13-ply
- E95 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 15-ply
- E97 Aronin-Taimanov Defense 14-ply
- E94 Donner Defense 14-ply
- E94 Glek Defense 14-ply
- E94 Ukrainian Defense 14-ply
- E93 Normal Defense 14-ply
- E92 Stein Defense 14-ply
- E97 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack 17-ply
- E98 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System 17-ply
- E97 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Korchnoi Attack 17-ply
- E97 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System 17-ply
- E96 Positional Defense, Main Line 18-ply
- E93 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense 21-ply
- E97 Sokolov's Line 19-ply
- E97 Yepishin's Line 19-ply
- E98 Neo-Classical Line 19-ply
- E99 Traditional Line 20-ply
- E99 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack 21-ply
- E98 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit 27-ply