Tree path 5 levels Zukertort Opening › Zukertort Opening › King's Indian Attack › with Bf5 › King's Indian Attack, with Bf5
- Chess Codex
- Zukertort Opening A04
- Zukertort Opening A05
- King's Indian Attack A05
- with Bf5 A07
- King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 A07 you are here
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5
Overview
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A07.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6, after 10 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Indian Attack, with Bf5, which itself descends from the root opening Zukertort Opening.
It branches into 2 notable variations — King's Indian Attack, with Bf5, Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- A07
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
95,290 games · White 47.6% / Draw 6.9% / Black 45.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nbd2 | 46,544 | |
| c4 | 17,362 | |
| Nc3 | 9,405 | |
| b3 | 5,120 | |
| Re1 | 4,920 | |
| c3 | 4,282 | |
| h3 | 1,616 | |
| Nfd2 | 981 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:38:02
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