Flank openings

King's Indian Attack

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3

The King's Indian Attack starts with 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 and is catalogued under ECO A07, in the flank openings half of the book. The catalog indexes 20 lines inside it, grouped into 12 named variations, and the position after those moves has 6 playable continuations to walk from here.

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King's Indian Attack
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Current setup

Move ideas

  1. 1.Nf3

    Develops a knight toward the center, where it controls e5 and d4.

    Idea: Add central influence while preparing to castle kingside.

  2. 1…d5

    Advances to d5 to claim central space and control nearby key squares.

    Idea: Give the pieces room to develop behind a durable central foothold.

  3. 2.g3

    Advances the g-pawn to gain kingside space and control new squares.

    Idea: Create useful wing space while keeping the central structure flexible.

Book continuations

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c5King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation3 named lines · Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld · King's Indian Attack: French VariationAdvances the c-pawn to gain queenside space and control new squares.Idea: Create useful wing space while keeping the central structure flexible.c6King's Indian Attack2 named lines · King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation · Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-CatalanAdvances the c-pawn to gain queenside space and control new squares.Idea: Create useful wing space while keeping the central structure flexible.g6King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto2 named lines · King's Indian Attack: Pachman SystemAdvances the g-pawn to gain kingside space and control new squares.Idea: Create useful wing space while keeping the central structure flexible.Bg4King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation1 named lineDevelops the bishop to g4, bringing it into the game.Idea: Improve piece coordination and clear the back rank for castling and the rooks.e5King's Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit1 named lineAdvances to e5 to claim central space and control nearby key squares.Idea: Give the pieces room to develop behind a durable central foothold.Nf6King's Indian Attack1 named line · English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedDevelops the knight to f6, bringing it into the game.Idea: Improve piece coordination and clear the back rank for castling and the rooks.

Named variations

Each line below is an indexed entry under King's Indian Attack. Open one to load it on the board and keep exploring from that position.

Openings from the same volume

ECO groups openings by the structures they lead to, so these families tend to share plans with the King's Indian Attack.