A05 · Flank · a plan for White

King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation

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1.Nf3Nf62.g3g63.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation17k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%16k42%
2.2%38541%
1.4%23737%
1.2%20132%
1%17543%
0.7%12736%
0.7%12534%
0.6%10246%
0.1%2357%
0.1%2045%
Famous games in this line318 master games
Topalov, V. (2798) – Caruana, F. (2805)20150–1Kramnik, V. (2753) – Yu Yangyi (2738)20191–0Bacrot, Etienne (2695) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2752)20070–1Vallejo Pons, F. (2716) – Ragger, M. (2632)2023½–½Bacrot, Etienne (2718) – Greenfeld, Alon (2547)20041–0Ricardi, Pablo (2575) – Sutovsky, Emil (2560)19970–1Bocharov, D. (2533) – Antipov, M2. (2589)20180–1Balashov, Yuri S (2535) – Khalifman, Alexander (2560)1990½–½
Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Kramnik, V. · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Bacrot, Etienne
Family
King's Indian Attack
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A05
Line
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b4
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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