King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 a6
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation 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 a6. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 8. e4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.53 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 8. e4 e5 9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5)
- ECO
- E64
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/1ppnppbp/p2p1np1/8/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 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 a6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. e4 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Asim Turan (1996) – Imamettin Ceylan (1936) 1-0 · TCh-TUR Clubs 2017 · 2017-07-12
- Ali Salimzade (1799) – Ayan Khalilzade (1585) 1-0 · Vugar Gashimov Open 2025 · 2025-07-31
Highest-rated Lichess games
- BlunderKing134 (2037) – NoraNeiro (1937) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 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.