King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E94, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4 times by this move order. White won 25%, 0% were drawn and Black won 75%. The most popular continuation is 8. Be3 (75% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.77 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 8. d5 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Ng4)
- ECO
- E94
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp3pbp/2pp1np1/4p3/2PPP3/2N2N2/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Be3 | 3 (75%) | |
| 8. d5 | 1 (25%) |
Master games
107 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 31%, draw 48%, Black 21%). The strongest:
- RubiChess 20230823 (3508) – Stoofvlees II b5 (3492) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- Stoofvlees II b5 (3492) – RubiChess 20230823 (3508) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- GM Dmitry Jakovenko (2737) – GM Gadir Guseinov (2646) 1-0 · ACP Masters GpA 2015 · 2015-12-07
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2684) – GM Ilia Smirin (2676) 1/2-1/2 · 17th Karpov Poikovsky · 2016-07-29
- GM David Navara (2741) – GM Dmitry Kokarev (2608) 1-0 · TCh-ESP Div Honor 2018 · 2018-08-11
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Toope (2212) – Bulba_Blade (2126) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- bilibiliDani (1957) – jsunx (2020) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 3s
- bilibiliDani (1932) – jsunx (2022) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (6… e5 7. O-O) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O
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.