King's Indian Attack, with e6 (3. Bg2 e6)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6
The King's Indian Attack, with e6 is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6. 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 496 times by this move order. White won 49%, 8% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 4. O-O (76% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. c4 O-O)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 39 | |
| 1500-1999 | 141 | |
| 2000+ | 316 | |
| All | 496 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. O-O | 378 (76%) | |
| 4. d3 | 54 (11%) | |
| 4. d4 | 35 (7%) | |
| 4. c4 | 17 (3%) | |
| 4. e3 | 4 (1%) | |
| 4. c3 | 3 (1%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 2 (0%) | |
| 4. b3 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
1,210 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 28%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2804) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2757) 1-0 · Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025-05-21
- GM Levon Aronian (2803) – GM Sergey Karjakin (2756) 0-1 · SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · 2013-12-14
- GM Richard Rapport (2752) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2772) 1/2-1/2 · 35th ECC Open 2019 · 2019-11-16
- GM Teimour Radjabov (2759) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2761) 1/2-1/2 · Moscow FIDE Grand Prix · 2019-05-17
- GM Anish Giri (2745) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2770) 1/2-1/2 · Superbet ROM Classic 2024 · 2024-06-28
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack, with e6 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM TonyGazzo (2810) – Kruciatos (2739) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- FM umagon20 (2760) – Kruciatos (2753) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- FM Crew12 (2724) – Kruciatos (2733) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack (2. g3 d5) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5
Continuations
- King's Indian Attack, with e6 (4. O-O Be7) A07 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7
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.