Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation E61
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5
42 tournament games from this position · White wins 17%, draws 12%, Black wins 71%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 14 | 29% 64% | 1944 | 2024 |
| Qc2 | 14 | 29% 71% | 2011 | 2025 |
| b3 | 9 | 22% 67% | 2176 | 2025 |
| b4 | 2 | 100% | 2202 | 2022 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2069 | 2015 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 1988 | 2016 |
| Rb1 | 1 | 100% | 1976 | 2022 |
Top games
| Prithu, Gupta2440–Chirilov, James A2249 | 0-1 | New York 1924 Centennial | 2024 |
| Stahlberg, David2079–Hillarp Persson, Tiger2558 | 0-1 | Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open | 2019 |
| Vernay, C2434–Nicoara, M2117 | 1-0 | French Top 12 2013 | 2013 |
| Vinokur, Yuliya2170–Ambartsumova, K2379 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Blitz Women 2018 | 2018 |
| Torres Ganuza, F2109–Paunovic, D2427 | 0-1 | 39th San Sebastian Open | 2016 |
| Goroshkov, Maksym2111–Damjanovic, Vuk2409 | 1-0 | 22nd ch-EUR Indiv 2022 | 2022 |
| Gonzalez, Ron2193–Valdes, Le2324 | ½-½ | 58th Capablanca Mem Open | 2025 |
| Miroshnik, Ekaterina2089–Ovchinnikov, Vsevolod2345 | ½-½ | Chigorin Memorial 2019 | 2019 |
| Yaylali, Adnan Dogan1935–Sadikhov, U2483 | 0-1 | 2nd Baskent University Open | 2017 |
| Sekoyan, Vachagan1994–Savenkov, K2373 | 0-1 | ch-Moscow Final 2019 | 2019 |
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