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

Play against the King's Indian like Parham Maghsoodloo

A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 30 of Parham Maghsoodloo's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Parham Maghsoodloo chose most often. Where Parham Maghsoodloo 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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  • Parham Maghsoodloo was #32 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,225) and scored 85% against opponents averaging 3,051 in these games.
  • You play Parham Maghsoodloo's own move in 8 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#32

Chess.com

Rating

3,225

Games

30

in this opening

Score

85%

in these games

Opponents

3,051

average rating

More about Parham Maghsoodloo

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 9 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 31% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.Qc2

  2. Line 2 · 13% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.g4 Na6 9.Nge2 Nd7 10.Qd2

  3. Line 3 · 10% 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

  4. Line 4 · 8% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Nb4 8.Nf3

  5. Line 5 · 7% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Nf3

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

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

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 c6 7.Nf3 Na6 8.Bd3 e5 9.O-O

  8. Line 8 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Na6 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nf3

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Na6 7.Bd3 c6 8.Nge2 e5 9.O-O Re8 10.d5 Nc5 11.Bc2 Bd7 12.b4 cxd5 13.exd5

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.Nge2

  11. Line 11 · 2% at top level

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

  12. Line 12 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 e5 6.d5 Na6 7.Bd3 Nc5 8.Bc2

  13. Line 13 · 1% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.h3 e5 6.d5 a5 7.Bd3 Na6 8.Bg5 Bd7 9.Nge2

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

Parham Maghsoodloo's main line against the King's Indian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.Qc2.

  1. 4.e4 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 4.e4 in 30 games, scoring 85%.
  2. 4…d6 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 4…d6. At top level, this comes up about 93% of the time.
  3. 5.h3 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 5.h3 in 19 games, scoring 84%.
  4. 5…O-O Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 5…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 88% of the time.
  5. 6.Be3 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 6.Be3 in 18 games, scoring 83%.
  6. 6…Nc6 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 6…Nc6. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  7. 7.d5 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 7.d5 in 5 games, scoring 90%.
  8. 7…Ne5 Reply · Parham Maghsoodloo's games A common reply here is 7…Ne5. At top level, this comes up about 31% of the time.
  9. 8.Qc2 Your move · Parham Maghsoodloo's games Parham Maghsoodloo played 8.Qc2 in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Parham Maghsoodloo play against the King's Indian?
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Parham Maghsoodloo's most common line is 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.d5 Ne5 8.Qc2. At top level it comes up about 31% of the time.
Is this Parham Maghsoodloo's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Parham Maghsoodloo's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this King's Indian course based on?
30 of Parham Maghsoodloo's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,051. Parham Maghsoodloo scored 85% 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 Parham Maghsoodloo?
GM Parham Maghsoodloo was ranked number 32 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,225 when this course was built.