King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto is a chess opening classified as ECO E67, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. 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 104 times by this move order. White won 38%, 11% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 8. e4 (37% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.45 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 8. h3 Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5)
- ECO
- E67
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pppn1pbp/3p1np1/4p3/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 6 | |
| 1500-1999 | 34 | |
| 2000+ | 64 | |
| All | 104 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. e4 Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 38 (37%) | |
| 8. dxe5 | 29 (28%) | |
| 8. e3 | 11 (11%) | |
| 8. d5 | 8 (8%) | |
| 8. h3 | 5 (5%) | |
| 8. Re1 | 4 (4%) | |
| 8. b3 | 4 (4%) | |
| 8. Qc2 | 2 (2%) |
Master games
228 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 30%, draw 28%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (2746) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2759) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 2019 · 2019-10-03
- GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2628) – GM Erigaisi Arjun (2776) 0-1 · FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · 2025-09-05
- GM Aleksey Dreev (2606) – GM Anish Giri (2754) 0-1 · World Blitz 2023 · 2023-12-30
- GM Christopher Woojin Yoo (2563) – GM Anish Giri (2764) 1-0 · Julius Baer GenCup Prelim · 2022-09-20
- GM Bartosz Socko (2642) – GM Bassem Amin (2680) 0-1 · Hamdan bin Rashid Blitz · 2021-12-09
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ChessElation94 (2711) – Alpha_777 (2798) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- chaaa116 (2658) – SackOnTheKing930 (2741) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- gammadrill (2562) – maraklokblacknight13 (2655) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation E68 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- 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
- 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.