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title: This is how to never lose against the King’s Indian!
description: The king’s Indian defense is one of black’s most popular openings against 1. d4. One of the common themes of the King's Indian Defense is for Black to launch a king side attack, typically beginning with the move f5. However, with this approach I'm about to show you, we’re the ones attacking!
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I learned this opening from a [Chessable course](https://www.chessable.com/crush-the-king-s-indian/course/116557/) by Adrian Söderström, who kindly allowed me to create a condensed and free [lichess study](https://lichess.org/study/yqd1Lkf0/tQZirBEO) version of it. The course is rooted in the Semi-Averbakh variation, where we delay developing the g1-knight to prioritize the development of both bishops and aim for a quick attack!

https://lichess.org/study/xzVPAybS/96tN24RC#0

Black can continue with a couple setups, but the most common is 6... e5. This is the main line of the Semi-averbakh and leads to some very interesting positions.

https://lichess.org/study/xzVPAybS/AQRmRR8e#0

#### That begs the question: How well does it work in practice?

Well, according to Adrian he has an incredibly impressive 75% score when playing this opening! I’ve also played it myself in a couple online games and gotten great positions. It also works on the highest level, this is a game between Hikaru Nakamura and Alexander Grischuk:

https://lichess.org/study/xzVPAybS/kUqOAhnp#0

I hope this post has found you well, and if you’re interested in learning more, check out my [lichess study](https://lichess.org/study/yqd1Lkf0/tQZirBEO) :) ️

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