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King's Indian Defense · As White · updated October 2026

Play against the King's Indian like Dmitry Andreikin

A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 35 of Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitry Andreikin chose most often. Where Dmitry Andreikin 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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  • Dmitry Andreikin was #10 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,297) and scored 74% against opponents averaging 3,035 in these games.
  • You play Dmitry Andreikin's own move in 10 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#10

Chess.com

Rating

3,297

Games

35

in this opening

Score

74%

in these games

Opponents

3,035

average rating

More about Dmitry Andreikin

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 11 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 7% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ned7 9.Bd3

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be3 c5 7.d5

  3. Line 3 · 7% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be3 c6 7.Nf3

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ned7 9.Bd3 e5 10.dxe6

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ned7 9.Bd3 e6 10.Nge2 exd5 11.cxd5 c6 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.O-O Re8 14.Qd2

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Bd3 Nc5 9.Bc2 a5 10.Nf3

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Nf3 Nc5 9.Nd2 a5 10.Be2

  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.g4 Na6 9.Nf3 Nd7 10.a3

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Nd2 a5 10.Be2 c6 11.a3

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Na6 7.Nf3 e5 8.d5

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 Nbd7 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nc5 8.Qc2 O-O 9.b4

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 Nbd7 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nc5 8.Qc2 a5 9.g4

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.h3 c5 6.d5

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Nd2 a5 10.Be2

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 c6 7.Nf3 Na6 8.Bd3

  17. Line 17 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Bd3 Nc5 9.Bc2 Ne8 10.Nge2

  18. Line 18 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Bd3 Nc5 9.Bc2 Nh5 10.Nge2

  19. Line 19 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 e5 6.d5

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Dmitry Andreikin's main line against the King's Indian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 4.e4 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ned7 9.Bd3.

  1. 4.e4 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 4.e4 in 35 games, scoring 74%.
  2. 4…O-O Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 4…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  3. 5.h3 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 5.h3 in 8 games, scoring 56%.
  4. 5…d6 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 5…d6. At top level, this comes up about 25% of the time.
  5. 6.Be3 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 6.Be3 in 18 games, scoring 72%.
  6. 6…Nc6 Reply · Dmitry Andreikin's games A common reply here is 6…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 7% of the time.
  7. 7.d5 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 7.d5 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  8. 7…Ne5 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 7…Ne5.
  9. 8.f4 Your move · Dmitry Andreikin's games Dmitry Andreikin played 8.f4 in 2 games, scoring 100%.
  10. 8…Ned7 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 8…Ned7.
  11. 9.Bd3 Your move · Top-50 players Dmitry Andreikin has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitry Andreikin play against the King's Indian?
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Dmitry Andreikin's most common line is 4.e4 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ned7 9.Bd3. At top level it comes up about 7% of the time.
Is this Dmitry Andreikin's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitry Andreikin's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this King's Indian course based on?
35 of Dmitry Andreikin's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,035. Dmitry Andreikin scored 74% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
19 lines covering 40 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 Dmitry Andreikin?
GM Dmitry Andreikin was ranked number 10 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,297 when this course was built.