King's Indian Attack · A07

Pachman System

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7

White's kingside bishop takes the long diagonal and Black's kingside bishop takes the long diagonal.

The first 4 moves, explained

• 1. Nf3 Develops the knight to f3, eyeing d4 and e5. Theory calls this the Zukertort Opening.
• 1... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen.
• 2. g3 Prepares the fianchetto: the bishop will take the long diagonal via g2. Theory calls this the King's Indian Attack.
• 2... g6 Prepares the fianchetto: the bishop will take the long diagonal via g7. Theory calls this the Double Fianchetto.

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