Pros
1. Flexibility and Complexity:
The King's Indian offers Black a lot of variations and plans. This complicates the game and requires the opponent to be prepared.
2. Rich Strategic Plans: The King's Indian Defense offers long-term strategies. It allows the player to both defend and counterattack.
3. Center Control:
Black puts pressure on the center with his pieces instead of directly controlling the center with pawns. This provides dynamic play, especially in the middle game.
4.Counterattacks : The King's Indian offers Black active counterattacks, especially on the kingside.
Cons
1. White's Space Advantage:
White can often have space advantage in the center and on the queenside. This can limit Black's space.
2. Theoretical Difficulty Kin'S Indian has a deep and complex theory.
Lack of theoretical knowledge can put Black at a disadvantage.
3. Low tempo A defense that requires positional understanding rather than fast attacks.
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E60 King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
E61 ....................., 3.Nc3: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3
E62-69
King's Indian, Fianchetto Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3
E70 King's Indian, 4.e4: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
E71 ............., Makogonov System (5.h3): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3
E72 King's Indian with e4 & g3: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3
E73 .............,, 5.Be2: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2
E74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5
E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5
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E76 King's Indian Defence, Four Pawns Attack: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4
E77 .............,, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Be2
E78 ............., Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 OO
6.Be2 c5 7.Nf3
E79 ............., Four Pawns Attack, Main line: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Be2
c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be3
E82-89
King's Indian, S misch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3
E90-99
King's Indian, 5.Nf3: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3
