King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code A07, part of the King's Indian Attack family. It goes 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5. White opens with 1. Nf3 (the Zukertort/Réti knight move) and Black answers 1... d5. After 4 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
• 1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
• 2. g3 – White plays the pawn to g3
• 2... c5 – Black plays the pawn to c5

In chessGM's opening book this position continues with 3. Bg2.

About the King's Indian Attack

White sets up Nf3, g3, Bg2, O-O, d3 and later e4: a King's Indian with colours reversed. It is an easy system against almost anything.

• White plays Nbd2, e4 and often e5 to gain kingside space.
• With a pawn on e5, White attacks with Nf1, h4 and Ng5 or Nh2-g4.
• Black usually expands on the queenside with ...c5, ...b5 and ...b4.

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Related openings

• It extends: King's Indian Attack (1. Nf3 d5 2. g3)
• Continues with: King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation – adds 3. Bg2
• Related line: King's Indian Attack: Pachman System (1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7)
• Related line: King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4)
• Related line: King's Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit (1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e5)
• Related line: King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 b6 5. O-O)
• Related line: 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)
• Related line: King's Indian Attack: French Variation (1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6)

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