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E61 King's Indian Defense8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3

E61 is the opening King's Indian Defense of the volume E · Indian defences: 5 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 6 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

5,485 games in the collections, from 1879 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2404.

White wins 37 %, draws 34 %, Black wins 29 %

Most games: Lechtynsky, Jiri (57), Inkiov, Ventzislav (52), Portisch, Ferenc (52), Orsag, Milan (50), Smyslov, Vassily (45)

All 6 variations

  1. King's Indian Defense 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3
  2. King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 ♗g7 4.♘f3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.♗g2 c6 7.O-O ♕b6
  3. King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 ♗g7 4.♘f3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.♗e2
  4. King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 ♗g7 4.♘f3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.♗e2 ♘bd7 7.O-O e5 8.dxe5 dxe5
  5. King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 ♗g7 4.♘f3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.♗e2 ♘bd7 7.O-O e5 8.b4
  6. King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 ♗g7 4.♘f3 d6 5.♗g5