Playing the King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto as Black

Stockfish rates this +0.27, a small edge for White. That means you are slightly worse here. The engine’s best move is Bg2, and the idea continues with Bg2 Bg7 d4 Nf6. In other words, Black should stay disciplined: develop smoothly, mirror White’s kingside setup, and avoid creating weaknesses with random pawn pushes. The position is not lost, but White has the easier structure to play for the moment, so your moves need to be purposeful.

In this exact position, the most-played continuation is Bg2, with 60,240 games and White scoring 49.2%. That is the most important move to expect, because it fits the opening’s main plan of completing the kingside fianchetto. Other common tries are d4 in 3,009 games with White scoring 48.4%, d3 in 1,928 games with White scoring 45.7%, and c4 in 738 games with White scoring 50.0%. You do not need to know a maze of theory here — you need to recognise White’s setup and answer it calmly.

Across 67,280 games at this exact position, White wins 48.9%, draws 4.6%, and Black wins 46.5%. Those numbers say this is a playable position for Black, but White has slightly better results overall. That makes your practical goal clear: keep the game balanced, finish development, and avoid drifting into a passive middlegame. If you get the pieces out efficiently, you can still reach a normal game where understanding matters more than memorisation.

One known mistake here is b3. It is an inaccuracy and loses about 0.7 pawns; the better move was d4. That is useful because it shows White can waste time even in a flexible opening. When White chooses a slower queenside idea instead of completing the central plan, you should welcome it and keep developing without helping White recover the tempo. The opening rewards patience more than aggression.