600Your bandD at 600
At 600, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation scores 43.5% for Black across 777 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
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King's Indian DefenseNormal Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 43.5%47.4%46.7%45.7%
- Band 600, n = 777Band 1000, n = 9,404Band 1400, n = 14,778Band 1800, n = 64,176
- Blunder rate
- pending0.0%33.3%14.3%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- DBCB
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.1%0.3%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 53.3% | 3.2% | 43.5% | - | - | 777 | D |
| 1000 | 49.3% | 3.3% | 47.4% | 0.0% | ply 7.0 | 9,404 | B |
| 1400 | 50.0% | 3.4% | 46.7% | 33.3% | ply 7.0 | 14,778 | C |
| 1800 | 50.1% | 4.2% | 45.7% | 14.3% | ply 7.0 | 64,176 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 0.0%, band median 42.9%
At 1000, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation scores 47.4% for Black across 9,404 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (2 games at 1000).
1400Your bandC at 1400Blunder rate 33.3%, band median 40.0%
At 1400, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation scores 46.7% for Black across 14,778 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (6 games at 1400).
1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 14.3%, band median 36.4%
At 1800, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation scores 45.7% for Black across 64,176 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 14.3% include an early material blunder (14 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
- DBBBE70
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6
0.0% of games at 600, n = 7880.1% of games at 1000, n = 11,1110.2% of games at 1400, n = 17,5030.4% of games at 1800, n = 81,854
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation scores 43.5% for Black across 777 games. Most openings score better than this at this level.
At 1000, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation scores 47.4% for Black across 9,404 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (2 games at 1000).
The King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4.