King's Indian Attack
A universal setup for White you can play against almost anything. Fianchetto, castle, and launch a kingside attack with a clear, repeatable plan.
Let's begin.
Press Learn to start, then play the moves yourself.
Play knight to f3.
Variations in this course
Every line runs to a middlegame position with coach commentary at each fork. Playing White, you'll meet:
- 1
French Setup
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 e6
- 2
...c5 / ...Nc6
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5
Take it with you
Export this repertoire as a standard PGN — with the coach's notes as comments — to study it in Lichess, ChessBase, or any board you like. Sidelines are saved as PGN variations.
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