King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6
The King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6. It is a line of the King's Indian Attack. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 611 times by this move order. White won 46%, 7% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bg2 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.20 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 55 | |
| 1500-1999 | 230 | |
| 2000+ | 326 | |
| All | 611 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bg2 | 561 (92%) | |
| 3. d4 | 23 (4%) | |
| 3. c4 | 15 (2%) | |
| 3. d3 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3. c3 | 4 (1%) | |
| 3. Bh3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3. h4 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3. e3 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
5,767 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 34%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM Liren Ding (2791) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) 1/2-1/2 · Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020-07-26
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2870) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2775) 1/2-1/2 · WCh 2013 · 2013-11-12
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2870) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2775) 1/2-1/2 · WCh 2013 · 2013-11-09
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2804) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2837) 1-0 · 13th Norway Armageddon · 2025-05-27
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2853) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2787) 1-0 · chess.com Blitz Final 3m+2spm 2016 · 2016-10-27
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SavitarTheGodOfSpeed (2739) – TargetGM (2850) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- FM Squoznyak (2874) – IM Hripach007 (2715) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- FM Brastrodamus (2656) – ReluctantCannibal (2819) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack (1… d5 2. g3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
Continuations
- King's Indian Attack: Pachman System A07 · 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7
More King's Indian Attack lines (all)
- King's Indian Attack (2. g3 d5) A05
- King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation A05
- King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation A05
- King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense A05
- King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense A05
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (2. g3 Bg4) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (3. Bg2 Nd7) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (4. O-O Nd7) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (8. Nc3 Bd6) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Omega-Delta Gambit A07
- King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (2. g3 c5) A07
- King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (4. O-O Bg4) A07
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.