King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (4… e6 5. d3)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3
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 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3. It is a line of the King's Indian Attack. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 40 times by this move order. White won 57%, 3% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5… Nc6 (38% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.07 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5… Nc6 6. e4 Be7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Ne5)
- ECO
- A08
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/4pn2/2pp4/8/3P1NP1/PPP1PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 0 5- PGN
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 8 | |
| 1500-1999 | 20 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 40 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Nc6 | 15 (38%) | |
| 5… Bd6 | 12 (30%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 11 (28%) | |
| 5… b6 | 1 (3%) | |
| 5… g6 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
103 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 28%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Richard Rapport (2763) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2820) 1-0 · GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · 2021-06-22
- GM Richard Rapport (2763) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2820) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Rapid Paris 2021 · 2021-06-20
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2749) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2676) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 2020 · 2020-11-05
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM David Anton Guijarro (2675) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz 2022 · 2022-12-29
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) – GM Sanan Sjugirov (2665) 1-0 · World Rapid 2019 · 2019-12-27
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Brastrodamus (2680) – kuhmft (2879) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- FoxyFace (2354) – TechnicalTrader (2448) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- P11012022 (2473) – Vlad_5000 (2302) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2… c5 3. Bg2) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2
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.