E96 King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Main Line
E96 holds a single named line. It leaves E95 (King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation) with 8...c6 9.Bf1 a5. At 18 plies, its reference line is the second-longest of the 39 King’s Indian Defense codes. Both kings have castled by the end of the reference line, White on move 7 and Black on move 5.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | Bg7 |
| 4 | e4 | d6 |
| 5 | Nf3 | O-O |
| 6 | Be2 | e5 |
| 7 | O-O | Nbd7 |
| 8 | Re1 | c6 |
| 9 | Bf1 | a5 |
Moves only E96 plays
Same as E95 up to 8.Re1, then:
- 8...c6 The c-pawn advances to c6, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d8.
- 9.Bf1 The bishop goes from e2 to f1, opening a line for the queen on d1 and the rook on e1.
- 9...a5 The a-pawn advances two squares to a5, covering b4, opening a line for the rook on a8.
The road to E96
One of the 13 named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
The position after 9...a5
White has brought out the knight on c3 and knight on f3; Black the knight on d7, knight on f6 and bishop on g7. White could capture with Nxe5, dxe5. White is to move and has 37 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| E68 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | eight squares: e1, f1, g2, g3, a5, c6, a7, c7 |
| E69 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | eight squares: e1, f1, g2, h2, g3, h3, a5, a7 |
| E97 | King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | eight squares: e1, f1, e2, a5, c6, a7, c7, d7 |
| E94 | King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | nine squares: e1, f1, e2, a5, c6, a7, c7, d7 … |
| E92 | King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 11 squares: e1, f1, g1, h1, e2, a5, c6, a7 … |
| E93 | King’s Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | 11 squares: e1, f1, g1, h1, e2, d4, a5, d5 … |
| E86 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | 12 squares: c1, e1, g1, h1, e2, f2, e3, f3 … |