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King's Indian Defense

E97 · King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense · you play Black

The idea

Let White take the centre, castle fast, then strike back with e5 and later attack on the king side.

The moves

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7

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When they go another way

• If they play 3.Nf3: Against White's fianchetto the plan is the same: castle, d6, Nbd7, then strike with e5.

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