Chess Opening Theory/1. Nf3/1...d5/2. g3

King's Indian Attack
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/8/5NP1/PPPPPP1P/RNBQKB1R
	Moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
	ECO code: A07—A08
	Parent: 1... d5

2. g3 - King's Indian Attack

White is most likely aiming to establish a King's Indian Attack. The idea is very similar to that of the King's Indian Defence as played by Black. The extra tempo enables White to take a more aggressive approach to the system.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation .

1. Nf3 d5 2.g3

2	3	4	5	6
g3 Nf6	Bg2 c6	O-O Bg4	d3 Nbd7	Nbd2 e5	=
... c5	Bg2 Nc6	O-O e6	d3 Bd6	e4 Nge7	=
... c6	Bg2 Bg4	O-O Nd7	d3 e6	Nbd2 Bd6	=
... g6	Bg2 Bg7	O-O Nf6	d3 O-O	Nbd2 Nc6	=
... Bg4	Bg2 Nd7	c4 c6	cxd5 cxd5	Nc3 Ngf6	=
... Nc6	Bg2 e5	d3 Nf6	O-O Be7	Bg5 Be6	=

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References

Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.

Flank Openings (1990), Bruno Carlier, Trends Publications, No ISBN

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