King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E63, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 40 times by this move order. White won 35%, 5% were drawn and Black won 60%. The most popular continuation is 8. e4 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 59; best line 8. Bf4 Bd7 9. Qd2 Rb8 10. Rac1 b5)
- ECO
- E63
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/1pp1ppbp/p1np1np1/8/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| 2000+ | 35 | |
| All | 40 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. e4 | 18 (45%) | |
| 8. h3 | 5 (13%) | |
| 8. d5 | 5 (13%) | |
| 8. Re1 | 3 (8%) | |
| 8. Bf4 | 3 (8%) | |
| 8. b3 | 3 (8%) | |
| 8. a4 | 2 (5%) | |
| 8. Bg5 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
516 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 25%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Hao Wang (2735) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2783) 1-0 · SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · 2013-12-16
- GM Dmitry Jakovenko (2736) – GM Hao Wang (2739) 1/2-1/2 · 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid · 2012-07-08
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2668) – GM Hao Wang (2739) 1/2-1/2 · 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid · 2012-07-07
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2668) – GM Hao Wang (2739) 1/2-1/2 · 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Classical · 2012-07-06
- GM Gabriel Sargissian (2671) – GM Alexander Riazantsev (2708) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-10
Highest-rated Lichess games
- patience023 (2589) – SexDrugsRnR (2559) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Egor_Kharitonov (2601) – Dmitry_Kornilovich (2529) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- gammadrill (2572) – hierasousse (2547) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line E63 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd2
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line E63 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 e5
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line E63 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6
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.