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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3

Chess openings · E61

King's Indian Defense

686,700 rated games in September 2026 began with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3. White wins 49%, draws 4%, Black wins 47%.

Results by rating

Lichess ratingGames
White winsDrawBlack wins
Under 120022,149
49%48%
1200–1599113,262
49%48%
1600–1999284,368
49%47%
2000 and up266,921
49%46%
All ratings686,700
49%47%

By time control

Time controlGames
Bullet260,954
49%48%
Blitz342,598
49%46%
Rapid80,049
49%46%
Classical3,099
47%46%

Variations (19)

OpeningGames
White winsDrawBlack wins
Normal VariationE70200,763
48%48%
Fianchetto VariationE6086,216
49%46%
Orthodox VariationE9164,954
50%45%
Four Pawns AttackE7647,778
50%46%
Sämisch VariationE8046,841
51%45%
Smyslov VariationE6136,198
49%47%
Semi-Classical VariationE6128,130
48%48%
Zinnowitz VariationE9022,842
47%49%
Makogonov VariationE7115,506
50%46%
Accelerated Averbakh VariationE7010,031
49%47%
Larsen VariationE909,502
46%50%
Karpov SystemE717,735
50%45%
Semi-Averbakh SystemE737,441
51%45%
Averbakh VariationE736,453
52%43%
Petrosian VariationE925,583
46%49%
Steiner AttackE812,965
52%44%
Exchange VariationE922,665
48%9%43%
Kramer VariationE702,661
53%43%
Kazakh VariationE911,239
50%46%