A07 King’s Indian Attack
Also filed here: Hungarian Opening.
A07 holds 19 named lines from two openings, most of them (18) under King’s Indian Attack. It leaves A06 (Zukertort Opening) with 2.g3. Lines filed under A14 and D02 reach one of its named positions by a different move order. That final move, by the g-pawn, covers f4 and h4 and opens a line for the bishop on f1.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nf3 | d5 |
| 2 | g3 |
Lines filed under A07
They begin with three different first moves.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| King’s Indian Attack | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 | 3 | |
| Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit | 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 g5 | 4 | |
| King’s Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 | 4 | |
| King’s Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 | 4 | |
| King’s Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 e5 | 4 | |
| King’s Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 | 4 | |
| King’s Indian Attack, with e6 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 | 6 | |
| King’s Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 | 6 | |
| King’s Indian Attack, with Bf5 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 | 8 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack, with e6 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 | 8 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 | 8 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 | 8 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation | 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 b6 5.O-O | 9 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack, with Bf5 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 h6 | 10 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack: Pachman System | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 5.d3 Ne7 | 10 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack, with Bf5 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 | 11 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack, with Bf5 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 e6 6.Nh4 | 11 | White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack, with Bf5 | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 h6 6.c4 dxc4 | 12 | Black +1, White castled |
| King’s Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.d4 Ngf6 6.c4 e6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Nc3 Bd6 | 16 | White castled |
The road to A07
- 1.Nf3A04 Zukertort Opening
- 1...d5A06 Zukertort Opening
- 2.g3A07
The position after 2.g3
White has brought out the knight on f3; Black has not yet moved a knight or bishop. Black is to move and has 28 legal moves.
Codes that branch off from A07
The reference lines of one other code leave A07 from the position after 2...c5, each with its own moves.
| Code | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|
| A08 | 3.Bg2 | King’s Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| A04 | Zukertort Opening | four squares: g2, g3, d5, d7 |
| A09 | Réti Opening | four squares: c2, g2, g3, c4 |
| D02 | Queen’s Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | four squares: d2, g2, g3, d4 |
| A03 | Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | six squares: g1, f2, g2, f3, g3, f4 |
| A05 | Zukertort Opening | six squares: g2, g3, d5, f6, d7, g8 |
| B01 | Scandinavian Defense | six squares: g1, e2, g2, f3, g3, e4 |
| D00 | Queen’s Pawn Game | six squares: g1, d2, g2, f3, g3, d4 |
Where lines continue from here
Twelve named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 2.g3. Besides the codes above, they belong to A14, D02.
Other move orders
- King’s Indian Attack, with e6 is also reached inside A14 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, whose order is 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6.
- King’s Indian Attack, with e6 is also reached inside A14 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, whose order is 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7.
- King’s Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation is also reached inside D02 Queen’s Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan, whose order is 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O Bg4.