Against the King's Indian setup is variation 6 of 6 in the Colle System course, a beginner opening course for White (ECO A48). It runs 20 moves and begins 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 O-O …. Black plays ...g6, ...Bg7 and ...d6. White keeps the Colle triangle and pushes the pawn to e4. Then White takes space on the queenside. In the lesson every move is explained on a board and then drilled; it is free.
Move by move
1. d4 – White takes the centre.
1... Nf6 – Black develops the knight first.
2. Nf3 – White develops.
2... g6 – Black aims for the King's Indian setup with the bishop on g7.
3. e3 – White keeps the Colle setup.
3... Bg7 – The bishop goes to g7.
4. Bd3 – The bishop goes to d3.
4... O-O – Black castles.
5. O-O – White castles too.
5... d6 – Black prepares the push to e5.
6. c3 – The Colle triangle again. White prepares the push to e4.
6... Nbd7 – Black supports the e5 push.
7. Nbd2 – The knight supports e4.
7... e5 – Black takes space in the centre.
8. e4 – White meets it in the centre. Now the setup looks like a King's Indian with White's pieces well placed.
8... Re8 – Black puts the rook on the e-file.
The lesson goes on for 4 more moves, each with its explanation.
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