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

Play against the King's Indian like Salem AR Saleh

A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 44 of Salem AR Saleh's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Salem AR Saleh chose most often. Where Salem AR Saleh 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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  • Salem AR Saleh was #39 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,207) and scored 55% against opponents averaging 3,119 in these games.
  • You play Salem AR Saleh's own move in 12 of 28 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#39

Chess.com

Rating

3,207

Games

44

in this opening

Score

55%

in these games

Opponents

3,119

average rating

More about Salem AR Saleh

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 · 11% at top level

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

  2. Line 2 · 10% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2

  3. Line 3 · 10% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Re8 11.Be2

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.h4 Nc6 8.Qd2

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.h4 h5 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Nge2 Na5 10.Nf4

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.h4 h5 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Nge2 b5 10.cxb5

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.h4 h5 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Nge2 e6 10.Rd1

  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.h4 h5 8.Qd2 c6 9.O-O-O

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

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

  10. Line 10 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2

  11. Line 11 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5 Re8 10.Be2

  12. Line 12 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Ne8 11.h4

  13. Line 13 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Qe7 11.Nge2

  14. Line 14 · 5% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5

  15. Line 15 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 Nbd7 6.Be3

  16. Line 16 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.f3 c6 6.Be3

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

Salem AR Saleh's main line against the King's Indian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 4.e4 O-O 5.Be3 d6 6.h3 c5 7.d5.

  1. 4.e4 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 4.e4 in 43 games, scoring 56%.
  2. 4…O-O Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 4…O-O. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  3. 5.Be3 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 5.Be3 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  4. 5…d6 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 5…d6.
  5. 6.h3 Your move · Salem AR Saleh's games Salem AR Saleh played 6.h3 in 3 games, scoring 50%.
  6. 6…c5 Reply · Salem AR Saleh's games A common reply here is 6…c5. At top level, this comes up about 11% 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 Salem AR Saleh play against the King's Indian?
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Salem AR Saleh's most common line is 4.e4 O-O 5.Be3 d6 6.h3 c5 7.d5. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
Is this Salem AR Saleh's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Salem AR Saleh's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this King's Indian course based on?
44 of Salem AR Saleh's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,119. Salem AR Saleh scored 55% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
16 lines covering 28 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 Salem AR Saleh?
GM Salem AR Saleh was ranked number 39 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,207 when this course was built.