Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6
The Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A48, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 474 times by this move order. White won 45%, 3% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 5. O-O (31% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.27 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 5. O-O O-O 6. e4 c5 7. c3 cxd4)
- ECO
- A48
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 139 | |
| 1500-1999 | 281 | |
| 2000+ | 54 | |
| All | 474 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. O-O | 145 (31%) | |
| 5. Nbd2 | 140 (30%) | |
| 5. c3 | 55 (12%) | |
| 5. b3 | 52 (11%) | |
| 5. c4 | 31 (7%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 13 (3%) | |
| 5. h3 | 12 (3%) | |
| 5. e4 | 8 (2%) |
Master games
92 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 28%, draw 14%, Black 58%). The strongest:
- IM Gunay Mammadzada (2374) – IM Petr Gnojek (2400) 0-1 · 1st 3-0 Thu 26th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-26
- WFM Veronika Shubenkova (2085) – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2603) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-14
- WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili (2315) – FM Sergey Kim (2295) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Feb Early · 2024-02-13
- FM Dinu-Simi Suciu (2050) – GM Marius Manolache (2541) 0-1 · 13th Arad Open 2020 · 2020-09-26
- WGM Nino Maisuradze (2214) – WIM Lena Georgescu (2276) 0-1 · C'Chartres Blitz Women · 2020-06-06
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AtomicFlare (2383) – krama2026 (2426) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Ivan_03 (2380) – Artin1112 (2406) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- Ramide_Streamer (2395) – FM santyaga2020 (2369) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
East Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
More Indian Defense lines (all)
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko A43
- Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) A45
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System A45
- Indian Defense: Gedult Attack A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit A45
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.