King's Indian Defense · As White · updated November 2026
Play against the King's Indian like Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 35 of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Shakhriyar Mamedyarov chose most often. Where Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was #26 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,243) and scored 54% against opponents averaging 2,961 in these games.
- You play Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's own move in 11 of 26 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#26
Chess.com
Rating
3,243
as of 8 Nov 2026
Games
35
in this opening
Score
54%
in these games
Opponents
2,961
average rating
Based on 35 games, Feb 2020–Nov 2026
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 15% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.e4 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ 10.Be2 Bg4 11.O-O
- New
Line 2 · 15% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.e4 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ 10.Be2 Qb6 11.O-O
- New
Line 3 · 11% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qc1 Kh7 8.h4
- New
Line 4 · 8% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 Bf5 6.e3 h6 7.Bxf6
- New
Line 5 · 8% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5 b5 8.Bxf6
- New
Line 6 · 7% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 c5 6.d5
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e4
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 Nc6 7.d5
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c6 7.h4
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 c5 7.dxc5
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 d6 6.Qd2 Bf5 7.d5
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 d6 6.Qd2 Nbd7 7.e4
- New
Line 13 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 d6 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5
- New
Line 14 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bd2 c5 7.d5
- New
Line 15 · 4% at top level
4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qc1 h5 8.e4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's main line against the King's Indian, move by move
The most common line at top level: 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.e4 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ 10.Be2 Bg4. From there the course continues with 11.O-O.
- 4.Nf3 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 4.Nf3 in 27 games, scoring 52%.
- 4…d6 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 4…d6. At top level, this comes up about 63% of the time.
- 5.Bg5 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 5.Bg5 in 15 games, scoring 40%.
- 5…O-O Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 5…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 46% of the time.
- 6.Qd2 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 6.Qd2 in 11 games, scoring 41%.
- 6…c5 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 6…c5. At top level, this comes up about 38% of the time.
- 7.d5 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 7.d5 in 9 games, scoring 39%.
- 7…e6 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 7…e6. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
- 8.e4 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 8.e4 in 4 games, scoring 13%.
- 8…exd5 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 8…exd5.
- 9.exd5 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 9.exd5 in 4 games, scoring 13%.
- 9…Re8+ Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 9…Re8+.
- 10.Be2 Your move · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played 10.Be2 in 4 games, scoring 13%.
- 10…Bg4 Reply · Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's games A common reply here is 10…Bg4. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
- 11.O-O Your move · Stockfish's pick The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Shakhriyar Mamedyarov play against the King's Indian?
- After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's most common line is 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.e4 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ 10.Be2 Bg4. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time. From there the course continues with 11.O-O.
- Is this Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this King's Indian course based on?
- 35 of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,961. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored 54% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 15 lines covering 26 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Shakhriyar Mamedyarov?
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was ranked number 26 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,243 when this course was built.