Kings Indian Attack
Opening similar to king indian but for white
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I had no idea it had the same name! thanks
Possibly of interest:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/has-the-king-s-indian-attack-been-forgotten
The King's Indian Attack is sometimes suggested as a sort of quick-fix opening solution for near-beginners, but notice the reservations that IM Watson had while mentioning the idea.
"... For players with very limited experience, I recommend using openings in which the play can be clarified at an early stage, often with a degree of simplification. To accomplish this safely will take a little study, because you will have to get used to playing wiith open lines for both sides' pieces, but you can't eliminate risk entirely in the opening anyway. ... teachers all over the world suggest that inexperienced players begin with 1 e4. ... You will undoubtedly see the reply 1 ... e5 most often when playing at or near a beginner's level, ... After 2 Nf3, 2 ... Nc6 will occur in the bulk of your games. ... I recommend taking up the classical and instructive move 3 Bc4 at an early stage. Then, against 3 ... Bc5, it's thematic to try to establish the ideal centre by 4 c3 and 5 d4; after that, things can get complicated enough that you need to take a look at some theory and learn the basics; ... Of course, you can also play 1 d4 ... A solid and more-or-less universal set-up is 2 Nf3 and 3 Bf4, followed in most cases by 4 e3, 5 Be2 and 6 0-0. I'd rather see my students fight their way through open positions instead; however, if you're not getting out of the opening alive after 1 e4, this method of playing 1 d4 deserves consideration. ... a commonly suggested 'easy' repertoire for White with 1 Nf3 and the King's indian Attack ... doesn't lead to an open game or one with a clear plan for White. Furthermore, it encourages mechanical play. Similarly, teachers sometimes recommend the Colle System ..., which can also be played too automatically, and usually doesn't lead to an open position. For true beginners, the King's Indian Attack and Colle System have the benefit of offering a safe position that nearly guarantees passage to some kind of playable middlegame; they may be a reasonable alternative if other openings are too intimidating. But having gained even a small amount of experience, you really should switch to more open and less automatic play." - IM John Watson in a section of his 2010 book, Mastering the Chess Openings, Volume 4
The KIA is discussed in Winning Chess Openings by GM Yasser Seirawan (1999).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
For more on the KIA, one could try The King's Indian Attack: Move by Move by Grandmaster Neil McDonald (2014).
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7277.pdf
Perhaps, it would be of interest to look at The Fianchetto Solution by Emmanuel Neiman and Samy Shoker (2016)
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9029.pdf
and Starting Out: King's Indian Attack by John Emms (2005).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627034051/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen81.pdf
thanks 
It should be said that playing a Black opening setup as White is not necessarily advantageous. The fact that White is a tempo up means that Black can jig the move order and catch White out.
May 26, 2019
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#7
BonTheCat wrote:
It should be said that playing a Black opening setup as White is not necessarily advantageous. The fact that White is a tempo means that Black can jig the move order and catch White out.
Also, not all reversed openings are a good thing.
The Dutch, 1.d4 f5, is played on the basis that White has weakened e4. 1.f4 is not good as Black has not weakened e5 and can still put the pawn on d6. Just one example of many where the reverse variation is actually inferior.
The King's Indian Attack is one of those that isn't inferior, but the strategy is not the same. In the KID, the f-pawn is often pushed. In the KIA, it's usually the h-pawn.
i think the london system would be good
King's Indian Attack of course.
Jun 25, 2022
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#10
The King's Indian Attack is similar to the King's Indian Defense but it is the White side not the Black side that is playing the King's Indian.
Here's a good lesson on this opening by NM Ramirez
Here are the Bobby Fischer games featured in this lesson:
Also see this Chess.com lessons:
https://www.chess.com/lessons/how-to-play-the-kings-indian-attack/
Good luck in your games.
Hello Everyone,
I love to play the king indian as white when I have the chance and I am trying to learn new opening as white. So do you know an opening that has a similar feel that the king indian but with white?
Thank you!