King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Advance Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5
The King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense, Advance Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E74, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 117 times by this move order. White won 54%, 4% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 7… e6 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 53; best line 7… e6 8. Qc1 exd5 9. exd5 Qa5 10. Bd2)
- ECO
- E74
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 28 | |
| 2000+ | 85 | |
| All | 117 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… e6 Averbakh Variation, Main Line | 47 (40%) | |
| 7… h6 | 23 (20%) | |
| 7… Qa5 | 16 (14%) | |
| 7… a6 | 10 (9%) | |
| 7… Nbd7 | 8 (7%) | |
| 7… b5 | 6 (5%) | |
| 7… Na6 | 3 (3%) | |
| 7… Qd7 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
725 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 23%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- Stockfish 202004181536 (3851) – Xiphos 0.6.1 (3717) 1-0 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-26
- Xiphos 0.6.1 (3717) – Stockfish 202004181536 (3851) 1/2-1/2 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-26
- KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) – LCZero 0.29-dev+_781561 (3586) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-22
- LCZero 0.29-dev+_781561 (3586) – KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-20
- Berserk13 (3540) – KomodoDragon3.3 (3592) 1-0 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-30
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Pastukhov_Nicolay (2505) – sibuna1 (2476) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- VladimirTambov (2421) – OutslyGutsly (2554) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Marabunta18 (2434) – bearpoet (2520) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line E75 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto E60
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Benoni Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Hollywood Variation E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line E61
- King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation E61
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.