Chess openings / King's Indian Attack
King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense
King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) starts 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6. In 11,980 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 3.Bg2 (82%).
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6
- ECO
- A05
- Games between strong players
- 11,980
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.Bg2 | 82% (9,852) | – | |
| 3.b3 | 13% (1,587) | – | |
| 3.d4 | 2% (176) | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | |
| 3.c4 | 1% (164) | – | |
| 3.d3 | 1% (90) | – | |
| 3.b4 | 1% (89) | King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Zukertort Opening 1.Nf3
- King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense 1,415 games
- Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack 254 games
- King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation 90 games
More King's Indian Attack lines
- King's Indian Attack 25,570 games
- King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation 2,727 games
- King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto 2,394 games
- King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation 2,115 games
- King's Indian Attack: French Variation 2,057 games
- King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation 1,758 games
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation 1,665 games
- King's Indian Attack: Pachman System 504 games
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