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A07

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation

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Overview

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A07.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

Play reaches this position via 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5, after 4 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of King's Indian Attack, which itself descends from the root opening Zukertort Opening.

It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation.

In total, the branch covers 7 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
A07
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
4
Parent
King's Indian Attack
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
7

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Variations (1)

Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent King's Indian Attack:

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