King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Glek 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 Na6. 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 16 times by this move order. White won 31%, 6% were drawn and Black won 63%. The most popular continuation is 8. Be3 (31% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 8. Be3 Qe7 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6)
- ECO
- E94
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/ppp2pbp/n2p1np1/4p3/2PPP3/2N2N2/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 2 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 16 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Be3 | 5 (31%) | |
| 8. d5 | 5 (31%) | |
| 8. Re1 | 2 (13%) | |
| 8. h3 | 2 (13%) | |
| 8. Bg5 | 1 (6%) | |
| 8. dxe5 | 1 (6%) |
Master games
584 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 27%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- Stockfish dev-20260228-702d4b8c (3796) – Obsidian dev-16.15 (3714) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-10
- Obsidian dev-16.15 (3714) – Stockfish dev-20260228-702d4b8c (3796) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-07
- GM Sergey Karjakin (2752) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2861) 1/2-1/2 · Lindores Abbey Stars · 2019-05-25
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2716) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) 1-0 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-12
- GM So, W. (2776) – GM Richard Rapport (2776) 1-0 · Superbet Rapid 2022 · 2022-05-21
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SexDrugsRnR (2597) – AlwaysLookingForMore (2681) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- bbrelaunch (2349) – Portomas (2445) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Sombralos (2401) – velsharun (2386) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
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.