King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (6. c4 dxc4)

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4

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 6. c4 dxc4. White is to move.

This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.

Engine evaluation: +0.40 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxc4 e5 9. Nbd2 Be6)

ECO: A07
Moves: 12 plies
FEN: rn1qkb1r/pp2ppp1/2p2n1p/5b2/2p5/3P1NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 7
PGN: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 6. c4 dxc4

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Master games

33 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 36%, draw 37%, Black 27%). The strongest:

GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2685) – GM Gata Kamsky (2666) 0-1 · CGC KO 2022 · 2022-09-15
GM Bardiya Daneshvar (2591) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 0-1 · Titled Tue 31st Oct Early · 2023-10-31
IM Ahmad Ahmadzada (2503) – GM Gata Kamsky (2659) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Jun Early · 2023-06-13
GM Rinat Jumabayev (2614) – GM Yinglun Xu (2538) 1/2-1/2 · Aeroflot Open A 2018 · 2018-02-24
GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2649) – IM Srihari L R (2438) 1-0 · Qatar Masters Open 2023 · 2023-10-18

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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

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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.