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1.Opening

King's Indian Defense

You play BlackE99AggressiveAdvanced

Let White build a huge center, then launch an all-out kingside attack. Fischer and Kasparov's favorite.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O …

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Mar del Plata: position after 10 moves1h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a
Mar del Plata: position after 10 moves
2.Ideas

What the opening is about

Key ideas

  1. Fianchetto, castle quickly, then challenge the center with ...e5.
  2. When White plays d5, the center locks: Black attacks the kingside, White the queenside.
  3. Classic plan: ...Ne8/...Nd7, ...f5, ...f4, ...g5.
3.Main line

Main line · 20 moves

Mar del Plata

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Your moves Opponent
No. White Black1
d4White claims the center.
Nf6Flexible: develops, stops e4 for now, and keeps Black's pawn choices open — the start of every "Indian" defense.
2
c4White gains queenside space and adds control of d5.
g6Prepares the fianchetto.
3
Nc3White develops and prepares e4.
Bg7The bishop on the long diagonal, aiming at d4.
After 3…Bg7
After 3…Bg7
No. White Black4
e4White builds a big center.
d6Lets White have the center for now — Black will strike at it with ...e5.
5
Nf3White develops and supports d4.
O-OBlack castles.
6
Be2White prepares to castle.
e5Strikes the center.
After 6…e5
After 6…e5
No. White Black7
O-OWhite castles.
Nc6More pressure on d4.
8
d5White locks the center with a space advantage.
Ne7The knight heads toward the kingside.
9
Ne1White's knight heads for d3 to support c5.
Nd7Clears the way for the f-pawn.
After 9…Nd7
After 9…Nd7
No. White Black10
Nd3White prepares c5 on the queenside.
f5The kingside attack begins!
After 10…f5
After 10…f5
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5.More

More defenses against 1.d4