King's Indian Defense: Pomar System
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nge2
The King's Indian Defense: Pomar System is a chess opening classified as ECO E72, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nge2. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 25%, 0% were drawn and Black won 75%. The most popular continuation is 7… Nc6 (75% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.16 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 7… exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O)
- ECO
- E72
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/ppp2pbp/3p1np1/4p3/2PPP3/2N3P1/PP2NPBP/R1BQK2R b KQ - 1 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nge2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Nc6 | 3 (75%) | |
| 7… exd4 | 1 (25%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 62%, draw 15%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- GM Alvar Alonso Rosell (2538) – FM Mikelis Vingris (2329) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Oct 2025 · 2025-10-28
- FM Juergen Federau (2094) – Karsten Hansch (2265) 1/2-1/2 · Lichtenberger Sommer 2016 · 2016-08-20
- Majhi Fakir (1957) – IM Mohsen Elgabry (2147) 1-0 · 16th KIIT Cat A Open 2025 · 2025-05-09
- WIM Nelli Alexanian (2128) – Can Dolgun (1792) 1-0 · Serik Open 2017 · 2017-05-20
- Moshe Brenner (2098) – Guy Tsirilman (1798) 1-0 · Netanya Open 2019 · 2019-06-24
Search all games of the King's Indian Defense: Pomar System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Kusanidr (2507) – amor4ati (2368) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- DenWorosh (2062) – Nikita_Le_chess (2162) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Tolo1958 (1986) – Kh-kheiry80 (2012) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3
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.