Opening · played as White
King's Indian: White's Classical
How to meet the King's Indian as White: the Classical with Be2 and Be3, answering ...e5 and ...c5 breaks alike. This is the White side, for playing the KID as Black, see the King's Indian Defense course.
A position this opening is aiming for.
- You play
- White
- Variations covered
- 50
The main line
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.f4 Be6
Some of the variations
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 Nfd7 7.exd6 Nc5
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 Nfd7 7.exd6 Nc5
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 Nfd7 7.exd6 Bxc3+
- 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 e5 6.dxe5 Nfd7 7.exd6 Bxc3+
…and 44 more in the trainer.
Train it
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