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

King's Indian Attack
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/8/5NP1/PPPPPP1P/RNBQKB1R b
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	=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. 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.