King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5… e6 6. Nh4)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nh4
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 e6 6. Nh4. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 5 times by this move order. White won 20%, 0% were drawn and Black won 80%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bg6 (60% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.42 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6… Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. f4 Nfd7 9. Qe1)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3p1b2/7N/3P2P1/PPP1PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 1 6- PGN
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nh4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 5 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bg6 | 3 (60%) | |
| 6… Bg4 | 1 (20%) | |
| 6… Bd6 | 1 (20%) |
Master games
48 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 17%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Daniil Dubov (2614) – GM Levon Aronian (2815) 0-1 · FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-20
- GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2672) – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2737) 0-1 · 33rd ECC Open 2017 · 2017-10-13
- GM Daniil Dubov (2638) – GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (2706) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-10
- GM Antoaneta Stefanova (2521) – GM Evgeny Tomashevsky (2744) 0-1 · Qatar Masters Open 2015 · 2015-12-24
- GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (2685) – GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov (2509) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Aug 2026 · 2026-08-11
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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
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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.