King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2
The King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO E77, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 201 times by this move order. White won 56%, 4% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 8… exd5 (98% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 8… exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5)
- ECO
- E77
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp3pbp/3ppnp1/2pP4/2P1PP2/2N2N2/PP2B1PP/R1BQK2R b KQ - 1 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 55 | |
| 2000+ | 146 | |
| All | 201 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… exd5 | 196 (98%) | |
| 8… a6 | 4 (2%) | |
| 8… Nh5 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
687 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 21%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2823) – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2603) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-09
- IM Mikhail Mozharov (2508) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2785) 1/2-1/2 · 67th Moscow Blitz 2013 · 2013-09-01
- GM B. Adhiban (2603) – GM Murali Karthikeyan (2623) 1-0 · MPL Indian Chess Tour #4 · 2022-10-03
- GM Evgeny E. Vorobiov (2594) – GM Ilia Smirin (2632) 1/2-1/2 · 14th Trieste Open A · 2012-09-04
- GM Anatoli Vaisser (2544) – GM Romain Edouard (2662) 1/2-1/2 · 88th ch-FRA 2013 · 2013-08-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- XxDrCheckmatexX (2606) – TheEssssjuuus (2607) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- omariscof (2560) – TheEssssjuuus (2578) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- omariscof (2540) – Pescaderocalvo (2567) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Dynamic Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Florentine Gambit E77 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. e5
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto E60
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Benoni Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Hollywood Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line E61
- King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation E61
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.