E73 King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development
E73 holds nine named lines, all under the name King’s Indian Defense. It leaves E70 (King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation) with 5.Be2. With nine named lines it is level for the largest code of the 39 King’s Indian Defense codes. None of its nine lines contains a capture.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | Bg7 |
| 4 | e4 | d6 |
| 5 | Be2 |
The move that completes E73
The reference line of E74 plays all of these moves and continues beyond them; E73 is the position reached at 5.Be2.
- 5.Be2 The bishop leaves f1 for e2.
Lines filed under E73
All nine share their first nine plies, the whole reference line.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | (the shared start itself) | 9 | |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 | 11 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 5...O-O 6.Be3 | 11 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Flexible Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 h6 | 12 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 Nbd7 | 12 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 Na6 | 12 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Nc6 Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 Nc6 | 12 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 a6 | 12 | Black castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense, Burgess Line | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Qd2 c6 | 14 | Black castled |
The road to E73
- 1.d4 … 3...Bg7five earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60, E61
- 4.e4E70 Normal Variation
- 4...d6E70 Normal Variation
- 5.Be2E73
The position after 5.Be2
White has brought out the knight on c3 and bishop on e2; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. Black could capture with Nxe4. Black is to move and has 34 legal moves.
Codes that branch off from E73
The reference lines of two other codes leave E73 from two of its named positions; “From” gives the last part of that position’s name.
| Code | From | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|---|
| E74 | Averbakh Variation | 6...c5 | King’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense |
| E77 | Standard Development | 5...O-O 6.f4 | King’s Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| A42 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | four squares: f1, e2, f6, g8 |
| E71 | King’s Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation | four squares: f1, e2, h2, h3 |
| E72 | King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto | four squares: f1, e2, g2, g3 |
| E76 | King’s Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack | four squares: f1, e2, f2, f4 |
| E80 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | four squares: f1, e2, f2, f3 |
| E90 | King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | four squares: f1, g1, e2, f3 |
| D86 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | six squares: b2, e2, c3, c4, d6, f6 |
Where lines continue from here
Five named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 5.Be2. Besides the codes above, they belong to E75.