King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E67, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 42 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 7. O-O (98% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.49 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 7. e4 e5 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5)
- ECO
- E67
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pppnppbp/3p1np1/8/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQK2R w KQ - 2 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 8 | |
| 2000+ | 33 | |
| All | 42 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. O-O | 41 (98%) | |
| 7. h3 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
1,267 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 24%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) – LCZero 0.33-dev-f6ec55c-BT4-6147500-it332 (3749) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-11
- LCZero 0.33-dev-f6ec55c-BT4-6147500-it332 (3749) – PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-08
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3628) – Seer2.8.0 (3499) 1-0 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-29
- Seer2.8.0 (3499) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3628) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-27
- GM So, W. (2767) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2767) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 2019 · 2019-10-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- I_am_Mr_Nobody (2693) – GM abhijeet1610 (2782) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- LeelaChess-Zero_0 (2647) – Alpha_777 (2797) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- ji0sqwqgt (2712) – JoannaWo (2616) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 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.