Chess openings / King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto (E67) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5. In 3,323 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 8.e4 (63%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5
- ECO
- E67
- Games between strong players
- 3,323
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.e4 | 63% (2,079) | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | |
| 8.h3 | 12% (409) | – | |
| 8.dxe5 | 8% (270) | – | |
| 8.Qc2 | 5% (174) | – | |
| 8.b3 | 5% (149) | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack | |
| 8.e3 | 3% (103) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3
More King's Indian Defense lines
- King's Indian Defense 36,631 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 22,889 games
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 17,334 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation 14,995 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses 12,903 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development 6,135 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense 3,835 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 3,620 games
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense 3,521 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 3,403 games
- King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation 3,403 games
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System 2,980 games
Played the King's Indian Defense lately?
Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username: every move of your game labelled from Brilliant to Blunder, and where you left theory. Free, no account.