Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation E90
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3
280 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 31%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 99 | 36% 37% 26% | 2223 | 2026 |
| Ng4 | 49 | 39% 22% 39% | 2166 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 40 | 40% 25% 35% | 2098 | 2025 |
| Na6 | 29 | 41% 28% 31% | 2338 | 2025 |
| c5 | 19 | 42% 42% 16% | 2282 | 2026 |
| c6 | 13 | 38% 38% 23% | 2260 | 2025 |
| Bg4 | 13 | 54% 15% 31% | 2271 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 9 | 22% 22% 56% | 2069 | 2023 |
| b6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1898 | 2017 |
| a6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2263 | 2026 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1935 | 2013 |
| Re8 | 1 | 100% | 2339 | 2024 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2401 | 2026 |
Top games
| Gukesh, D2752–Caruana, F2789 | 0-1 | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Predke, A2689–Rapport, R2731 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Rapport, R2752–Mamedov, Rau2648 | ½-½ | 35th ECC Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Predke, A2689–Sadhwani, Raunak2654 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Nihal, Sarin2693–Pavlidis, Ant2577 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32707–Firouzja, Alireza2561 | 1-0 | 25th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2018 |
| Hakobyan, Aram2619–Aryan, C2630 | 1-0 | St Louis Spring A | 2024 |
| Nikitenko, M2521–Rapport, R2713 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | 2025 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2694–Korpa, B2522 | 1-0 | ch-HUN Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2645–Plat, V2546 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2022-23 | 2023 |
King's Indian Defense variations
Fianchetto Variation, Immediate FianchettoE60Normal Variation, King's Knight VariationE60King's Indian DefenseE61Fianchetto VariationE60Santasiere VariationE60Normal VariationE70Normal VariationE70Makogonov VariationE71Normal Variation, Deferred FianchettoE72Four Pawns AttackE76Sämisch VariationE80Fianchetto Variation, Delayed FianchettoE62Accelerated Averbakh VariationE70Normal Variation, Standard DevelopmentE73Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90Smyslov VariationE61Kramer VariationE70Four Pawns Attack, Modern DefenseE76Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl VariationE64Karpov SystemE71Four Pawns AttackE77Steiner AttackE81Semi-Classical VariationE61