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

Play against the King's Indian like Matthias Bluebaum

A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 87 of Matthias Bluebaum's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Matthias Bluebaum chose most often. Where Matthias Bluebaum 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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  • Matthias Bluebaum was #40 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,207) and scored 88% against opponents averaging 2,941 in these games.
  • You play Matthias Bluebaum's own move in 28 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#40

Chess.com

Rating

3,207

Games

87

in this opening

Score

88%

in these games

Opponents

2,941

average rating

More about Matthias Bluebaum

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 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2

  2. Line 2 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 c6 10.Qd2 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.O-O Nc6 13.Rad1

  3. Line 3 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Be3 c6 9.d5 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 Kh8 12.Rb1

  4. Line 4 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.Be3

  5. Line 5 · 4% at top level

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

  6. Line 6 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be3

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

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

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Nbd7 8.O-O

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.Be2 d6 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 c6 10.Qd2

  11. Line 11 · 3% 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

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Na6 8.O-O Qe7 9.dxe5

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Na6 8.O-O Qe8 9.dxe5

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Na6 8.O-O h6 9.dxe5

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 Nc6 10.d5 Ne7 11.Nd2 Nh6 12.f3

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

Matthias Bluebaum's main line against the King's Indian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2.

  1. 4.e4 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 4.e4 in 87 games, scoring 88%.
  2. 4…d6 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 4…d6. At top level, this comes up about 83% of the time.
  3. 5.Be2 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 5.Be2 in 66 games, scoring 86%.
  4. 5…O-O Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 5…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 75% of the time.
  5. 6.Nf3 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 6.Nf3 in 60 games, scoring 87%.
  6. 6…e5 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 6…e5. At top level, this comes up about 46% of the time.
  7. 7.Be3 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 7.Be3 in 37 games, scoring 82%.
  8. 7…Nc6 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 7…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 5% of the time.
  9. 8.d5 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 8.d5 in 4 games, scoring 100%.
  10. 8…Ne7 Reply · Matthias Bluebaum's games A common reply here is 8…Ne7.
  11. 9.Nd2 Your move · Matthias Bluebaum's games Matthias Bluebaum played 9.Nd2 in 4 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Matthias Bluebaum play against the King's Indian?
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Matthias Bluebaum's most common line is 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2. At top level it comes up about 5% of the time.
Is this Matthias Bluebaum's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Matthias Bluebaum's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this King's Indian course based on?
87 of Matthias Bluebaum's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,941. Matthias Bluebaum scored 88% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
15 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 Matthias Bluebaum?
GM Matthias Bluebaum was ranked number 40 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.