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

Play against the King's Indian like Sina Movahed

A repertoire against the King's Indian built from 68 of Sina Movahed's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Sina Movahed chose most often. Where Sina Movahed 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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  • Sina Movahed was #3 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,367) and scored 74% against opponents averaging 3,141 in these games.
  • You play Sina Movahed's own move in 17 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#3

Chess.com

Rating

3,367

Games

68

in this opening

Score

74%

in these games

Opponents

3,141

average rating

More about Sina Movahed

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 · 11% at top level

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

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Nd2 h5 9.O-O

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

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

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O Re8 8.d5

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 Nc5 10.Nd2 h6 11.Be3 b6 12.g4

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nc5 11.Nd2 c6 12.O-O

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Be3 Qe7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Qc2 Ng4 12.Rad1 Nxe3 13.Nxe3 Qe7 14.Nd5 Qe8 15.c5 c6 16.Ne3

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Re8 7.O-O

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Nd2 Nc5 9.b4

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Qe8 8.Nd2

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.g4

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nc5 11.Nd2 b6 12.g4

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 Bg4 7.O-O

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

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

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

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

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    4.e4 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Qe8 8.Nd2

  17. Line 17 · 3% at top level

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

  18. Line 18 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Bg4 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5

  19. Line 19 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.Qc2

  20. Line 20 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 Bd7 10.Nd2

  21. Line 21 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 Nc5 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.Qc2

  22. Line 22 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 Nc5 10.Nd2 Qe8 11.g4

  23. Line 23 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 Nc5 10.Nd2 b6 11.g4

  24. Line 24 · 2% at top level

    4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Nd2

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

Sina Movahed's main line against the King's Indian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Be3.

  1. 4.e4 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 4.e4 in 65 games, scoring 75%.
  2. 4…d6 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 4…d6. At top level, this comes up about 80% of the time.
  3. 5.Nf3 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 5.Nf3 in 38 games, scoring 70%.
  4. 5…O-O Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 5…O-O.
  5. 6.Be2 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 6.Be2 in 38 games, scoring 70%.
  6. 6…e5 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 6…e5. At top level, this comes up about 61% of the time.
  7. 7.d5 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 7.d5 in 29 games, scoring 71%.
  8. 7…Nbd7 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 7…Nbd7. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
  9. 8.Be3 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 8.Be3 in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Sina Movahed play against the King's Indian?
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7, Sina Movahed's most common line is 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Be3. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
Is this Sina Movahed's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Sina Movahed's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this King's Indian course based on?
68 of Sina Movahed's Chess.com blitz games in the King's Indian Defense as White, against opponents with an average rating of 3,141. Sina Movahed scored 74% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
24 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 Sina Movahed?
GM Sina Movahed was ranked number 3 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,367 when this course was built.