King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System is a chess opening classified as ECO E92, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 152 times by this move order. White won 53%, 6% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 7… Nc6 (32% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 7… exd4 8. Nxd4 c6 9. O-O Re8 10. Qd3)
- ECO
- E92
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 26 | |
| 2000+ | 124 | |
| All | 152 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Nc6 | 49 (32%) | |
| 7… Ng4 | 44 (29%) | |
| 7… exd4 | 28 (18%) | |
| 7… Na6 | 6 (4%) | |
| 7… Qe7 | 4 (3%) | |
| 7… Nbd7 | 4 (3%) | |
| 7… a5 | 4 (3%) | |
| 7… Re8 | 4 (3%) |
Master games
1,706 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 25%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) – LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) 1-0 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-08-06
- LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) – Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-08-05
- Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) – Igel 3.5.5 (3502) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- Igel 3.5.5 (3502) – Stockfish dev-20230903-b25d68f6 (3666) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- Igel 3.5.5 (3502) – LCZero 0.31-dag-5107404-T2-5230000 (3633) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Juan_Delasala (2758) – GM AtalikS (2649) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- IM Tahaned2015 (2569) – IM MassterofMayhem (2651) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- IM Chess-Tales (2528) – JAGMM (2635) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (6. Be2 e5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 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.