King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Bf5
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E62, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Bf5. 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 8 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 8. Re1 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd7)
- ECO
- E62
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rn1q1rk1/pp2ppbp/2pp1np1/5b2/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 2 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Bf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 7 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Re1 | 5 (63%) | |
| 8. b3 | 1 (13%) | |
| 8. e4 | 1 (13%) | |
| 8. Nd2 | 1 (13%) |
Master games
11 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 55%, draw 27%, Black 18%). The strongest:
- IM Nderim Saraci (2454) – GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (2617) 0-1 · 31st TCh-MKD 2023 · 2023-08-27
- GM Marius Manolache (2541) – Leonid Starozhilov (2318) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 23rd June · 2020-06-23
- GM Andres Felipe Gallego Alcaraz (2486) – FM Bakhrom Bakhrillaev (2332) 0-1 · World Blitz 2023 · 2023-12-29
- IM Karina Ambartsumova (2385) – FM Oliver Wartiovaara (2304) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-08
- IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad (2421) – FM Aleksey Prokhorov (2258) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Apr Early · 2025-04-08
Highest-rated Lichess games
- askarshahmaty2004 (2543) – QVC64 (2503) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- Mondesespoir2700 (2517) – Untapped_Potential (2426) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- zay808 (2316) – Monzza (2287) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3
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 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
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.