King's Indian Attack: Pachman System
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7
The King's Indian Attack: Pachman System is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7. 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 49 times by this move order. White won 47%, 4% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 6. c4 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 6. e4 O-O 7. b4 Nbc6 8. c3 dxe4)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rnbqk2r/ppp1npbp/6p1/3pp3/8/3P1NP1/PPP1PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 1 6- PGN
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 41 | |
| All | 49 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. c4 | 16 (33%) | |
| 6. e4 | 14 (29%) | |
| 6. Nbd2 | 13 (27%) | |
| 6. c3 | 2 (4%) | |
| 6. Nc3 | 2 (4%) | |
| 6. Re1 | 1 (2%) | |
| 6. b3 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
890 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 26%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2853) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2787) 0-1 · chess.com Blitz Final 5m+2spm 2016 · 2016-10-27
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2802) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 10th Sep Late · 2024-09-10
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2786) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · 2018-01-03
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2786) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · 2018-01-03
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2786) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · 2018-01-03
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack: Pachman System and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Brastrodamus (2656) – ReluctantCannibal (2819) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- IM Romsta (2587) – secret_mikalsen (2632) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- CM Romaa2011 (2778) – TheFinnisher (2418) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6
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 (1… d5 2. g3) 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: Omega-Delta Gambit 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.