A05 · Flank · a plan for White

King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense

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1.Nf3Nf62.g3g63.Bg2Bg74.O-OO-O5.d3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense343k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
55%187k53%
12%40k52%
11%38k51%
7%24k50%
4.7%16k48%
3.4%12k45%
2.5%8.4k43%
1%3.6k52%
0.7%2.5k44%
0.7%2.3k51%
Famous games in this line1.6k master games
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769) – Topalov, Veselin (2752)20120–1Grischuk, A. (2759) – Artemiev, V. (2746)20190–1Caruana, F. (2791) – Le Quang Liem (2712)20141–0Karjakin, Sergey (2760) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2720)2010½–½Nakamura, Hi (2777) – Hou Yifan (2658)20181–0Amin, B. (2707) – Inarkiev, E. (2693)20190–1Movsesian, Sergei (2710) – Azarov, Sergei (2667)20111–0Nakamura, Hi (2786) – Grigoriants, S RUS. (2576)20171–0
Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Topalov, Veselin · Artemiev, V. · Caruana, F.
Family
King's Indian Attack
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A05
Line
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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King's Indian Attack: Pachman SystemA07 1…d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O …King's Indian Attack, with Bf5A07 2…d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav VariationA07 2…d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4
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