King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto is a chess opening classified as ECO E62, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 306 times by this move order. White won 48%, 6% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 5… O-O (76% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.23 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 5… O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Ne5)
- ECO
- E62
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 13 | |
| 1500-1999 | 166 | |
| 2000+ | 127 | |
| All | 306 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… O-O | 232 (76%) | |
| 5… Nbd7 | 24 (8%) | |
| 5… Bg4 | 21 (7%) | |
| 5… c6 | 12 (4%) | |
| 5… Nc6 | 7 (2%) | |
| 5… c5 | 4 (1%) | |
| 5… Bf5 | 3 (1%) | |
| 5… b6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
360 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 21%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2753) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2864) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Tal Memorial · 2013-06-23
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2757) – GM Levon Aronian (2803) 1-0 · SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 · 2013-12-13
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2753) – GM Alexander Morozevich (2760) 0-1 · 8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013-06-12
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2726) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2776) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 29th June · 2021-06-29
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2770) – GM Anton Korobov (2692) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 19th Jan · 2021-01-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- teknasw (2678) – ArashNGM21 (2533) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- dimaremi (2755) – FM Alex-31 (2449) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- askarshahmaty2004 (2543) – QVC64 (2503) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense E61 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Qb6
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense E62 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Bf5
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation E62 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation E68 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 Re8 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 a5
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: 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
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense 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.