At 600, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses scores 45.8% for Black across 627 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 100.0% include an early material blunder (1 games at 600).
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King's Indian DefenseNormal Variation, Rare Defenses
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3
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
- 45.8%49.0%47.9%47.5%
- Band 600, n = 627Band 1000, n = 8,717Band 1400, n = 12,091Band 1800, n = 41,454
- Blunder rate
- 100.0%25.0%60.0%34.8%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- DBDC
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.1%0.2%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 51.4% | 2.9% | 45.8% | 100.0% | ply 9.0 | 627 | D |
| 1000 | 47.3% | 3.7% | 49.0% | 25.0% | ply 9.0 | 8,717 | B |
| 1400 | 48.2% | 3.9% | 47.9% | 60.0% | ply 9.0 | 12,091 | D |
| 1800 | 47.9% | 4.6% | 47.5% | 34.8% | ply 9.0 | 41,454 | C |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
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At 1000, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses scores 49.0% for Black across 8,717 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 1000).
At 1400, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses scores 47.9% for Black across 12,091 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 60.0% include an early material blunder (5 games at 1400).
At 1800, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses scores 47.5% for Black across 41,454 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 34.8% include an early material blunder (23 games at 1800).
Questions
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At 600, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses scores 45.8% for Black across 627 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 100.0% include an early material blunder (1 games at 600).
At 1000, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses scores 49.0% for Black across 8,717 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 1000).
The King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses (E90) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3.