King’s Indian Defence
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The King’s Indian Defence is a dynamic and hypermodern chess opening for Black, characterized by allowing White to build a broad pawn center that Black later attacks with piece pressure and pawn breaks on the kingside.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King’s Indian Defence canonical | 1 |
| The Classical King's Indian Uncovered | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15793917 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King’s Indian Defence Context triple: [World Chess Championship 1985, notableOpeningUsed, King’s Indian Defence]
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A.
The King’s Indian
The King’s Indian is a collection of darkly imaginative short stories by American author John Gardner that blends myth, fantasy, and metafictional elements.
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B.
Berlin Defense
The Berlin Defense is a solid and highly respected chess opening for Black in the Ruy Lopez, renowned for its strong defensive structure and frequent use at the top level.
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C.
Benoni
Benoni is a large town in South Africa’s Gauteng province, situated on the East Rand within the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area and known historically for its gold mining and lakes.
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D.
Anand Variation
The Anand Variation is a chess opening line named after former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, reflecting his influential contributions to modern opening theory.
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E.
Catalan Opening
The Catalan Opening is a chess opening for White that combines elements of the Queen's Gambit and Réti systems, characterized by fianchettoing the king's bishop and exerting long-range pressure on the queenside and center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King’s Indian Defence Target entity description: The King’s Indian Defence is a dynamic and hypermodern chess opening for Black, characterized by allowing White to build a broad pawn center that Black later attacks with piece pressure and pawn breaks on the kingside.
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A.
The King’s Indian
The King’s Indian is a collection of darkly imaginative short stories by American author John Gardner that blends myth, fantasy, and metafictional elements.
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B.
Berlin Defense
The Berlin Defense is a solid and highly respected chess opening for Black in the Ruy Lopez, renowned for its strong defensive structure and frequent use at the top level.
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C.
Benoni
Benoni is a large town in South Africa’s Gauteng province, situated on the East Rand within the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area and known historically for its gold mining and lakes.
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D.
Anand Variation
The Anand Variation is a chess opening line named after former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, reflecting his influential contributions to modern opening theory.
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E.
Catalan Opening
The Catalan Opening is a chess opening for White that combines elements of the Queen's Gambit and Réti systems, characterized by fianchettoing the king's bishop and exerting long-range pressure on the queenside and center.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: King’s Indian Defence