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King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense

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1.Nf3Nf62.g3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense1.7M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
91%1.6M53%
4.1%70k56%
Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation1.3%22k51%
1.2%21k51%
1.1%20k54%
King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation1%17k59%
0.1%2.3k50%
0.1%1.7k46%
0.1%1.2k45%
0%71932%
Famous games in this line15k master games
Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)2020½–½Carlsen, M. (2853) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)20161–0Carlsen, M. (2837) – Ding Liren (2774)20171–0Carlsen, M. (2837) – Grischuk, A. (2772)20170–1Carlsen, M. (2850) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2758)20151–0Grischuk, A. (2766) – Carlsen, M. (2842)2018½–½Caruana, F. (2795) – Kasparov, G. (2812)20160–1Topalov, V. (2798) – Caruana, F. (2805)20150–1
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Grischuk, A. · Kasparov, G. · Caruana, F.
Family
King's Indian Attack
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A05
Line
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation3.b4King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d3 d5Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 …
Nearby lines in the family
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