At 600, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation scores 50.5% for Black across 740 games. That is below average at this level.
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King's Indian DefenseNormal Variation, King's Knight Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 50.5%48.7%48.4%47.2%
- Band 600, n = 740Band 1000, n = 6,735Band 1400, n = 8,640Band 1800, n = 32,629
- Blunder rate
- pending28.6%50.0%52.0%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CBCC
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.0%0.1%0.2%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 45.3% | 4.2% | 50.5% | - | - | 740 | C |
| 1000 | 47.7% | 3.6% | 48.7% | 28.6% | ply 5.0 | 6,735 | B |
| 1400 | 47.9% | 3.8% | 48.4% | 50.0% | ply 5.0 | 8,640 | C |
| 1800 | 47.7% | 5.1% | 47.2% | 52.0% | ply 5.0 | 32,629 | C |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation scores 48.7% for Black across 6,735 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 28.6% include an early material blunder (7 games at 1000).
At 1400, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation scores 48.4% for Black across 8,640 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 50.0% include an early material blunder (2 games at 1400).
At 1800, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation scores 47.2% for Black across 32,629 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 52.0% include an early material blunder (25 games at 1800).
Questions
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At 600, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation scores 50.5% for Black across 740 games. That is below average at this level.
At 1000, the King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation scores 48.7% for Black across 6,735 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 3 on average, and 28.6% include an early material blunder (7 games at 1000).
The King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation (E60) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4.