The King's Indian arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 (the E60-E99 family). Black fianchettoes the bishop on g7 and concedes the centre, then blows it open with ...e5 or ...c5 and launches an attack.
It is one of the most combative openings there is: the play often runs on opposite wings - White advances on the queenside while Black throws the f-, g- and h-pawns at the king. The positions are sharp and draws are few.
Bronstein, Fischer, Kasparov and Nunn turned the King's Indian into a fearsome weapon. This is an opening for players who want not to equalise with Black but to seize the initiative and play for mate.
Set it up on the board, move the pieces around and copy the FEN - or open the full walkthrough of the opening in a separate article.
Drag a piece onto the board, or click a piece and then click the squares. The cross beside the pieces sweeps every piece of that colour off the board, and a single piece can be dragged off the edge.
The pieces will be arranged into the chosen pattern.
It is the mating side to move. Find mate in one.
Openings, endgame positions and breakthrough studies - the set-up appears on the board.
Build your own position in the board editor, read up on the rules of chess or run a tournament on your own positions in the free app.
Everything people usually keep in a spreadsheet is already in the app: pairings, points, tie-breaks, round order. Free, with no subscriptions and no cap on the number of players.
many players, one evening: four or five rounds are enough
the fairest format for six to ten players
not a tournament, just an evening of chess - who is free and who is playing is visible in the app
Sign up to the Vibe Chess bot on Telegram - it carries the schedule of meetups and chess events across the cities we run in.
