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King's Indian Defence

A dynamic Black repertoire vs 1.d4: Classical ...e5, Fianchetto, Samisch, and practical sidelines.

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About the King's Indian Defence

A dynamic Black repertoire vs 1.d4: Classical ...e5, Fianchetto, Samisch, and practical sidelines.

This is a playable repertoire, not a video course. You meet each position on the board, play the move yourself, and the opponent answers with the reply club players actually choose. Lines you have seen come back on a spaced schedule so they survive past the day you learned them.

You play
Black
Level
Intermediate
Lines
12
Positions
30

Main line

Every branch in this course grows out of this opening sequence.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6

What you'll learn

12 lines and 30 positions to recall.

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  1. 1. Enter the King's Indian

    1...Nf6, ...g6, ...Bg7, ...d6. The KID shell.

  2. 2. Build the KID: ...Bg7 and ...d6

    Complete the shell before choosing a break.

  3. 3. Classical: ...e5 break

    Vs Be2 / Nf3 systems, strike with ...e5.

  4. 4. Closed Classical plans

    After d5, play ...Ne7, ...Nd7, and prepare ...f5.

  5. 5. ...Nbd7 setups

    Develop ...Nbd7 to support ...e5 without blocking the bishop forever.

  6. 6. Vs Fianchetto

    Against g3/Bg2, castle and meet with ...e5 or ...c5.

  7. 7. Panno: ...Nc6 and ...a6

    Vs Fianchetto, the Panno uses ...Nc6, ...a6, and ...Rb8.

  8. 8. Vs Samisch: ...e5

    Against f3 systems, castle and break with ...e5.

  9. 9. Four Pawns glance

    Vs e4/f4, hit back quickly with ...c5 or ...e5.

  10. 10. Averbakh glance

    Vs Bg5 systems, castle and play ...c5 or ...h6 ideas.

  11. 11. Sideline: ...c5 early

    An early ...c5 can steer toward Benoni structures on purpose.

  12. 12. Vs early Nf3 systems

    If White delays c4, still build ...g6 ...Bg7 ...d6.

Frequently asked questions

What is the King's Indian Defence course on Chessply?
A dynamic Black repertoire vs 1.d4: Classical ...e5, Fianchetto, Samisch, and practical sidelines. It covers 12 lines built from 30 positions you play move by move.
Which side do you play in the King's Indian Defence?
You play Black. The course opens with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 and branches by White's setup.
How do I start learning the King's Indian Defence?
Open the course and press Continue session. You watch the next move, play it back, and the branch map unlocks the following line. Nothing is quizzed before you have seen it.
Is the King's Indian Defence course free?
Yes. There is no paid plan. You can train without an account, and signing in keeps your progress in sync across devices.
How long does it take to memorise the King's Indian Defence?
Recall is capped at five lines a day, so a session is short and repeatable. The schedule stretches the gap between reviews each time you remember a line correctly.

Related openings

These courses start from the same first move, so what you learn here carries over.