Chess openings / King's Indian Attack
King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense
King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense (A05) starts 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d3 d5. In 1,415 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 6.Nbd2 (60%).
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d3 d5
- ECO
- A05
- Games between strong players
- 1,415
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Nbd2 | 60% (851) | – | |
| 6.Nc3 | 16% (225) | – | |
| 6.c3 | 8% (112) | – | |
| 6.c4 | 7% (99) | – | |
| 6.h3 | 4% (55) | – | |
| 6.Re1 | 1% (19) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6
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
- King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation 90 games
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