Typical KIA setup for White
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| Moves | e4, d3, N(b)d2, N(g)f3, g3, Bg2, and 0-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | A07–A08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym(s) | KIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian Defence. The King's Indian Attack is characterised by the following moves: the central pawns are developed to e4 and d3, the knights are developed to d2 and f3, the king's bishop is fianchettoed at g2 following the g-pawn's move to g3, and White castles kingside.
This pattern can either be achieved via a 1.e4 move order (typically against either the French Defence or a Sicilian Defence with a subsequent ...e6) or as a universal system starting with 1.Nf3.