King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation 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 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4. 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 4 times by this move order. White won 50%, 25% were drawn and Black won 25%. The most popular continuation is 8. h3 (25% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.73 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 8. d5 Nb8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Bg5 a5)
- ECO
- E62
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r2q1rk1/ppp1ppbp/2np1np1/8/2PP2b1/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 5 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. h3 | 1 (25%) | |
| 8. Re1 | 1 (25%) | |
| 8. Qb3 | 1 (25%) | |
| 8. d5 | 1 (25%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 71%, draw 0%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Danyyil Dvirnyy (2514) – FM Fernando Sanchez Aller (2225) 1-0 · BICAPAWN Xacobeo GP B3 · 2022-10-20
- Isaac Martinez (2104) – GM Illya Nyzhnyk (2622) 0-1 · National Open 2015 · 2015-06-19
- GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (2489) – Marc Carbonell Sancho (2050) 1-0 · 29th Roquetas de Mar Open · 2018-01-02
- FM Ekaterina Borisova (2268) – WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An (2259) 0-1 · Women's Speed Chess Q1 · 2021-05-28
- IM Tirta Chandra Purnama (2382) – Paolo Capitelli (2089) 1-0 · Indonesia Open 2013 · 2013-10-10
Highest-rated Lichess games
- drahmedsalem (2239) – Durligan (2267) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- canaleta72 (1949) – pabapu (1937) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Amitxfactor (1891) – BlackKnight462 (1889) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 300 + 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.