Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...g6/3. Nc3/3...Bg7/4. e4/4...O-O

King's Indian Defense
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black rookg8 black kingh8 black king8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black bishoph7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black pawnh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O
Parent: King's Indian Defence

King's Indian Defense, Fischer Transposition

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This is true hypermodernism. Usually the game transposes after moves like 5.Nf3 d6, but sometimes White plays 5.e5 Ne8 6.f4 d6, when 7.Nf3 c5! 8.dxc5 Nc6! leads to a sharp but equal game.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O

5 6
1 e5
Ne8
f4
d6
=
2 Nf3
d6
Be2
e5
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References

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  • Nunns Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
  • Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. ISBN 0-8129-3084-3.