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Reference position · Black to move

E94 King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation

E94 holds six named lines, all under the name King’s Indian Defense. It leaves E92, a position of the same name, with 7.O-O. Lines filed under E95 reach one of its named positions by a different move order. Both kings have castled by the end of the reference line, White on move 7 and Black on move 5. None of its six lines contains a capture.

Score sheet
#WhiteBlack
1d4Nf6
2c4g6
3Nc3Bg7
4e4d6
5Nf3O-O
6Be2e5
7O-O

The move that completes E94

The reference line of E95 plays all of these moves and continues beyond them; E94 is the position reached at 7.O-O.

  1. 7.O-O White castles kingside, opening a line for the queen on d1, guarding the pawn on g2.

Lines filed under E94

All six share the start 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 and then split two ways at Black’s move 2.

NameAfter the shared startPliesAt the end
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O13both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O c614both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na614both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense2...d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O14both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Ukrainian Defense2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O a514both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.d515both castled

The road to E94

  1. 1.d4 … 5...O-Oeight earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60, E61, E70, E90
  2. 6.Be2E91 Orthodox Variation
  3. 6...e5E92 Orthodox Variation
  4. 7.O-OE94

The position after 7.O-O

White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on e2; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. Black could capture with Nxe4, exd4. Black is to move and has 32 legal moves.

WhiteBlackMaterial (pawn units)3939Minor pieces developed32Moves spent on pawns33Pawns on d4, e4, d5, e521Squares attacked in the other half75castled kingside, move 7castled kingside, move 5

Codes that branch off from E94

The reference lines of two other codes leave E94 from two of its named positions; “From” gives the last part of that position’s name.

CodeFromMovesReference line
E95Positional Defense8.Re1King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
E97Orthodox Variation7...Nc6King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense

Closest boards in other codes

CodeLineDiffers on
E68King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variationfive squares: e2, g2, g3, d7, b8
A73Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Linesix squares: c4, d4, c5, d5, e5, c7
E91King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variationsix squares: e1, f1, g1, h1, e5, e7
E98King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical Systemsix squares: e1, f3, d4, d5, e7, b8
A76Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defenseeight squares: c4, d4, c5, d5, e5, c7, e8, f8
E65King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variationeight squares: e2, g2, g3, e4, c5, e5, c7, e7
E93King’s Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defenseeight squares: e1, f1, g1, h1, d4, d5, d7, b8

Where lines continue from here

Thirteen named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 7.O-O. Besides the codes above, they belong to E96, E98, E99.

Volume E

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Other move orders

  • King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense is also reached inside E95 King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, whose order is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7.

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