King's Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e5
The King's Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e5. It is a line of the King's Indian Attack. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 493 times by this move order. White won 55%, 4% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nxe5 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.17 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3. Nxe5 Bd6 4. d4 Bxe5 5. dxe5 Ne7)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 246 | |
| 1500-1999 | 197 | |
| 2000+ | 50 | |
| All | 493 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nxe5 | 195 (40%) | |
| 3. Bg2 | 190 (39%) | |
| 3. d3 | 92 (19%) | |
| 3. d4 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3. c3 | 2 (0%) | |
| 3. e4 | 2 (0%) | |
| 3. Bh3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3. h4 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 75%, draw 0%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- FM Maksim Zhukov (2097) – IM Harikrishnan.A.Ra (2429) 1-0 · Chess.com Bullet Open 1 · 2020-12-19
- IM Armen Ar. Barseghyan (2348) – CM Teoman Guney Ersoz (2052) 0-1 · Titled Tue 10th Jun Late · 2025-06-10
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- neverforgetyou (2352) – Lentaktak69 (2325) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Secret1234567 (2354) – zaiah9 (2241) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- CM michelyglesias (2266) – sergned (2249) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack (1… d5 2. g3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
More King's Indian Attack lines (all)
- King's Indian Attack (2. g3 d5) A05
- King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation A05
- King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation A05
- King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense A05
- King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense A05
- King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (2. g3 Bg4) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (3. Bg2 Nd7) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (4. O-O Nd7) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (8. Nc3 Bd6) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Pachman System A07
- King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2. g3 c5) A07
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.