A07 · Flank · a plan for White

King's Indian Attack, with Bf5

8/8
1.Nf3Nf62.g3d53.Bg2c64.O-OBf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5277k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%163k53%
17%48k52%
11%31k55%
5.1%14k53%
2.2%6.1k49%
1.6%4.4k47%
0.6%1.8k53%
0.6%1.8k44%
0.6%1.7k43%
0.6%1.6k51%
Famous games in this line3.0k master games
Caruana, F. (2781) – Carlsen, M. (2872)20141–0Carlsen, M. (2857) – Grischuk, A. (2754)20161–0Carlsen, M. (2832) – Grischuk, A. (2761)20170–1Caruana, F. (2822) – Aronian, L. (2767)20181–0Caruana, F. (2808) – Grischuk, A. (2761)20170–1Radjabov, Teimour (2751) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786)20080–1Giri, A. (2775) – Grischuk, A. (2761)2017½–½Giri, A. (2798) – Tomashevsky, E. (2728)2016½–½
Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Grischuk, A. · Carlsen, M. · Ivanchuk, Vassily
Family
King's Indian Attack
Category
Flank
First move
1.Nf3
ECO
A07
Line
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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