King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. b3
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO E64, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. b3. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 8… exd4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 8… Re8 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Bb2)
- ECO
- E64
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pppn1pbp/3p1np1/4p3/2PP4/1PN2NP1/P3PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. b3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… exd4 | 1 (50%) | |
| 8… c6 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 33%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Mariami Janiashvili (1963) – WIM Mukherjee Arpita (2206) 1-0 · Gran Canaria Online Women · 2021-03-07
- Bruno Orlando Starke (2170) – Renan Aparecido Araujo (1904) 1/2-1/2 · 7th Floripa Open 2021 · 2021-01-21
- FM Jesper Sondergaard Thybo (2255) – Hishaam Essop (1749) 1-0 · World Youth U16 Olympiad · 2014-12-20
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Hwavhi (2105) – Moxvmmvd (2098) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Mihail_3110 (1977) – scarsofra (1958) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3
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.