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

Play against the King's Indian like Wesley So

A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 39 of Wesley So's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Wesley So chose most often. Where Wesley So 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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  • Wesley So was #8 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,314) and scored 62% against opponents averaging 3,021 in these games.
  • You play Wesley So's own move in 5 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#8

Chess.com

Rating

3,314

Games

39

in this opening

Score

62%

in these games

Opponents

3,021

average rating

More about Wesley So

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 7 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 15% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d5

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 c6 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.Kh1

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O h6 8.Rb1 a5 9.dxe5

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 Qe7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Qc2

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 c6 9.d5 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 c5 12.Ne1

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Bg4 8.d5 a5 9.Ne1 Bd7 10.Nd3 Na6 11.a3 a4 12.Kh1 Nc5 13.Nxc5 dxc5 14.f4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Bg4 8.d5 a5 9.Ne1 Bd7 10.Nd3 Na6 11.a3 a4 12.Kh1 b6 13.Bd2

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Be3 Qe7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Qc2 Ng4 12.Rad1 Nxe3 13.Nxe3 Qe8 14.c5

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Be3 c6 9.d5

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nd7 10.a4 a5 11.bxa5

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Re8 8.d5 a5 9.Bg5

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Bg4 8.d5 a5 9.Ne1 Bd7 10.Nd3 Na6 11.a3 Nc5 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Bg5

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

Wesley So's main line against the King's Indian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 4.e4 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d5.

  1. 4.e4 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 4.e4 in 39 games, scoring 62%.
  2. 4…O-O Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 4…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 23% of the time.
  3. 5.Be2 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 5.Be2 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  4. 5…d6 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 5…d6.
  5. 6.Nf3 Your move · Wesley So's games Wesley So played 6.Nf3 in 4 games, scoring 63%.
  6. 6…Nc6 Reply · Wesley So's games A common reply here is 6…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 15% of the time.
  7. 7.d5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Wesley So play against the King's Indian?
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Wesley So's most common line is 4.e4 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d5. At top level it comes up about 15% of the time.
Is this Wesley So's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Wesley So's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this King's Indian course based on?
39 of Wesley So's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,021. Wesley So scored 62% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
13 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 Wesley So?
GM Wesley So was ranked number 8 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,314 when this course was built.