King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5. d3 h6)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6
The King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 28 times by this move order. White won 54%, 3% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 6. Nbd2 (64% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.36 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxc4 e5)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp2ppp1/2p2n1p/3p1b2/8/3P1NP1/PPP1PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 6- PGN
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 22 | |
| All | 28 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Nbd2 | 18 (64%) | |
| 6. c4 | 4 (14%) | |
| 6. Nfd2 | 2 (7%) | |
| 6. Nc3 | 2 (7%) | |
| 6. Re1 | 1 (4%) | |
| 6. b3 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
135 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 28%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- IM Piotr Piesik (2416) – GM Gata Kamsky (2666) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Nov Late · 2022-11-01
- IM Piotr Piesik (2426) – GM Gata Kamsky (2641) 1-0 · Titled Tue 17th Oct Early · 2023-10-17
- GM Zaven Andriasian (2604) – GM Hrair Simonian (2459) 1-0 · Pavlodar Open 2012 · 2012-12-02
- Miloje Ratkovic (2427) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2623) 0-1 · 12th ch-SRB 2018 · 2018-03-09
- GM A.R. Saleh Salem (2629) – IM Adar Tarhan (2415) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Feb Early · 2024-02-06
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Gyalog75 (2609) – Doktor-Faustus-M28 (2483) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Player_2211 (2545) – Risikoaffin (2424) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- manav_kumar (2467) – FM karmada (2430) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (4. O-O Bf5) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5
Continuations
- King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (6. c4 dxc4) A07 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 (6. c4 e6) A11 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 e6
More King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 lines (all)
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.