King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2. g3 c5)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5
The King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5. It is a line of the King's Indian Attack. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,595 times by this move order. White won 53%, 5% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bg2 (91% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. c4 d4)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 570 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,296 | |
| 2000+ | 1,729 | |
| All | 4,595 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bg2 Sicilian Variation (2… c5 3. Bg2) | 4,194 (91%) | |
| 3. d3 | 141 (3%) | |
| 3. d4 | 125 (3%) | |
| 3. c4 | 98 (2%) | |
| 3. c3 | 21 (0%) | |
| 3. e3 | 6 (0%) | |
| 3. h4 | 3 (0%) | |
| 3. b3 | 3 (0%) |
Master games
263 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 26%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) – GM So, W. (2757) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2024-02-02
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) – GM Anish Giri (2774) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 2021 · 2021-12-06
- GM Richard Rapport (2752) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2754) 1-0 · SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · 2023-07-08
- GM So, W. (2788) – GM Michael Adams (2715) 1/2-1/2 · 9th London Classic 2017 · 2017-12-05
- GM Richard Rapport (2752) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2732) 1-0 · Armageddon Euro&Africa W · 2023-06-18
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 (1… d5 2. g3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
Continuations
- King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2… c5 3. Bg2) A08 · 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: 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
- King's Indian Attack: Pachman System 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.