Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...g6/3. Nc3

King's Indian Defence
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkb1r/pppppp1p/5np1/8/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR b
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3

King's Indian Defence

White intends to play e4 with this move. Developing this knight first also keeps options open for being able to play multiple lines against the King's Indian.

One of Black's most powerful weapon here is the Grünfeld Defence with 3...d5. The main variation, 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 leads to a typical hypermodern situation where White has a powerful center that Black will have to attack from a distance with their dark-squared bishop and a ...c5 pawn break.

3...Bg7 and 3...d6 stick to the classical ideas behind the King's Indian, another venerable and popular opening.

Theory table

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3

	3
King's Indian Defence	... Bg7	e4 d6	=
Grünfeld Defence	... d5	=
King's Indian Defence	... d6	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.