King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2… c5 3. Bg2)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2
The King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A08, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2. It is a line of the King's Indian Attack. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,194 times by this move order. White won 53%, 5% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 3… Nc6 (78% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 3… e6 4. c4 d4 5. e3 Nc6 6. exd4)
- ECO
- A08
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 504 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,100 | |
| 2000+ | 1,590 | |
| All | 4,194 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Nc6 French Variation | 3,287 (78%) | |
| 3… Nf6 | 463 (11%) | |
| 3… e6 | 189 (5%) | |
| 3… Bf5 | 42 (1%) | |
| 3… d4 | 39 (1%) | |
| 3… g6 | 37 (1%) | |
| 3… Bg4 | 34 (1%) | |
| 3… f6 | 25 (1%) |
Master games
1,145 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 31%, Black 27%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-61 (3631) – Stockfish dev-20240728-2343f71 (3662) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Balanced Lines · 2024-08-04
- Stockfish dev-20240728-2343f71 (3662) – LCZero 0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-61 (3631) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Balanced Lines · 2024-08-04
- GM Anish Giri (2779) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2819) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · 2019-08-01
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2835) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2758) 0-1 · Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020-05-27
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2835) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2758) 1-0 · Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020-05-26
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- feeblad (2836) – GM cutemouse83 (2940) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- FM Brastrodamus (2680) – kuhmft (2879) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- reallylovezerk (2709) – ScaryIndianJunior (2821) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2. g3 c5) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5
Continuations
- King's Indian Attack: French Variation A08 · 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6
- King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (4… e6 5. d3) A08 · 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3
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: 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: Omega-Delta Gambit 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.