The King’s Indian

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Move the pawn from d2 to d4.

Playing with Black at the bottom

WhiteOpponent

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1

White rook on h1

White knight on g1

White bishop on f1

White king on e1

White queen on d1

White bishop on c1

White knight on b1

White rook on a1

2

White pawn on h2

White pawn on g2

White pawn on f2

White pawn on e2

White pawn on d2

White pawn on c2

White pawn on b2

White pawn on a2

3

4

5

6

7

Black pawn on h7

Black pawn on g7

Black pawn on f7

Black pawn on e7

Black pawn on d7

Black pawn on c7

Black pawn on b7

Black pawn on a7

h8

Black rook on h8

g

Black knight on g8

f

Black bishop on f8

e

Black king on e8

d

Black queen on d8

c

Black bishop on c8

b

Black knight on b8

a

Black rook on a8

BlackYou

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Understand the move

Move the pawn from d2 to d4.

First, the idea.

Let White take the center, then challenge it. Get comfortable with the fianchetto and well-timed pawn breaks.

The line

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