Train & Practice King's Indian Attack with ChessDoctrine

Practice the King's Indian Attack against French, Sicilian, and Caro-Kann setups. Follow 8 lines from our King's Indian Attack guide, try 16 board exercises, and play six positions against the bot.

Training: King's Indian Attack
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Learn the lines of the guide

Work through four White plans and four Black replies. The course follows the central e5 wedge, queenside ...b5 race, Yugoslav ...Bg4 system, French and Sicilian transpositions, long-diagonal queen tactic, and Caro-Kann ...b4 lever. Finishing a route records progress in this browser.

Keyboard: ← → step through the moves. Click any move chip to jump.

Where the moves come from: every line and position in this trainer comes from our King's Indian Attack guide. The five test answers are e5 (+4.38), Nf5 (-0.36), Qf3 (+4.52), Bb7 (-0.27), and Nf1 (-0.20).

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Drill the 16 decisions that matter

The 16 boards cover completing the compact center, pushing the e5 wedge, handling ...Bg4, installing a knight on f5, meeting French and Sicilian structures, converting the Qf3 diagonal tactic, and using ...b4 against the Caro setup. Both alternatives in every drill are legal and name Black's or White's immediate reply.

Keyboard: Enter next drill · H hint · R reset the position.

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Play the bot and apply it

Select any of six exact starting positions and set the bot between 600 and 2500. The coach comments on ten key moments, including the initial fianchetto, the ...c5 challenge, e4 and e5 transitions, the Yugoslav pin and knight route, French and Sicilian entries, the long-diagonal trap, and the Caro-Kann pawn lever.

King's Indian Attack variations

These starts include the main five-move position, all four book branches, and the long-diagonal trap after Qf3. Every position gives the two colors complementary board targets.

How strong should the bot be?

King's Indian AttackECO A05-A08 · 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 · you are White

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