1.d4 — the closed and Indian games

King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4ECO E76–E79

White's most ambitious anti-King's-Indian: pawns on c4, d4, e4 and f4 build a huge, space-grabbing centre and threaten to roll forward. Double-edged in the extreme — if White's centre holds it's crushing, but it's also a target Black strikes at with …c5 and …e5 for immediate counterplay.

Key ideas

Who it suits

Ambitious 1.d4 players who want to challenge the King's Indian with maximum space and aggression.

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