King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Qb6
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E61, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Qb6. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.46 (Stockfish, depth 57; best line 8. Re1 Qb4 9. Nd2 Qb6 10. e3 a5)
- ECO
- E61
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rnb2rk1/pp2ppbp/1qpp1np1/8/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 2 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Qb6
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Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 0%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- FM Mukhiddin Madaminov (2308) – GM Vahap Sanal (2575) 0-1 · 15th Agzamov Mem 2022 · 2022-05-08
- Monika Machlik (2128) – IM Magne Sagafos (2361) 0-1 · Skagerrak Kragero RR 2022 · 2022-06-03
- Yaroslav Naumovich (2084) – Leonid Artelnykh (1718) 1-0 · 22nd Orsha Open A 2024 · 2024-01-24
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3
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: 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
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation E62
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.