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King's Indian Attack

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King's Indian Attack is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.

351master games
2605avg. Elo
7variations
White wins %25 · draw %62 · Black wins %13

Played by: Sarana, Keymer, Giri, Ding Liren, Saric, Gukesh, Duda, Maghsoodloo

Main line

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Ne5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qa4 Qb6 13.Ba3 Qa6 14.Qxa6 Bxa6 15.Rfb1 Bxe2

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Variations played by masters (7)

Double Fianchetto · ECO A07 · for White

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Ne5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 …
124 games · avg. Elo 2612 · W/D/L 23/83/18

Main line · ECO A07 · for White

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.d4 Ne4 9.Bb2 Bf6 10.Nc3 Nc6 …
62 games · avg. Elo 2609 · W/D/L 21/32/9 · Model game: Aryan – Sonis, 2026 (1-0)

Symmetrical Defense · ECO A05 · for White

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d5 6.c4 c6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Ne5 Bf5 10.Bf4 Nxc3 …
48 games · avg. Elo 2589 · W/D/L 12/30/6 · Model game: Lintchevski – Zemlyanskii, 2024 (1-0)

Keres Variation · ECO A07 · for White

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Nf6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 Be7 8.e4 O-O 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.g4 dxe4 …
47 games · avg. Elo 2586 · W/D/L 15/26/6 · Model game: Maurizzi – Yu Yangyi, 2025 (0-1)

Sicilian Variation · ECO A08 · for White

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Qb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.d3 Na6 …
27 games · avg. Elo 2633 · W/D/L 5/19/3 · Model game: Mitrabha – Iniyan, 2026 (1/2-1/2)

Spassky Variation · ECO A05 · for White

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.d3 c5 6.e4 d6 7.a4 b4 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Bxg2 …
23 games · avg. Elo 2602 · W/D/L 4/15/4 · Model game: Kryvoruchko – Bjerre, 2025 (1/2-1/2)

Main line · ECO A05 · for White

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.c4 Nc6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.N1d2 Be7 …
20 games · avg. Elo 2602 · W/D/L 6/14/0 · Model game: Wojtaszek – Dardha, 2025 (1/2-1/2)

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Other openings

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Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.