Here's where I was getting this stuff.

You ran off my knight with a pawn last time I tried this. There is obviously something awry with their interpretation. If you can get a pawn to (your) K5 in less than 5 moves, white can't protect that knight.

Worse, white has forfeited center control. AND, I am "in my own way" and have no long-range control, either.




Flank opening - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


The King's Indian Attack (KIA) is a system of development that White may use in reply to almost any Black opening moves. The characteristic KIA setup is 1.Nf3, 2.g3, 3.Bg2, 4.0-0, 5.d3, 6.Nbd2, and 7.e4, although these moves may be played in many different orders. In fact, the KIA is probably most often reached after 1.e4 when White uses it to respond to a Black attempt to play one of the semi-open games such as the Caro-Kann, French, or Sicilian, or even the open games which usually come after 1.e4 e5. Its greatest appeal may be that by adopting a set pattern of development, White can avoid the large amount of opening study required to prepare to meet the many different possible Black replies to 1.e4.