ECO E61

King's Indian Defense

King's Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO E61. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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