King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System is a chess opening classified as ECO E62, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5. 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 62 times by this move order. White won 53%, 15% were drawn and Black won 32%. The most popular continuation is 8. d5 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.39 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 8. d5 Nb8 9. b3 a5 10. e4 Na6)
- ECO
- E62
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/ppp2pbp/2np1np1/4p3/2PP4/2N2NP1/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 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 20 | |
| 2000+ | 40 | |
| All | 62 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. d5 | 25 (40%) | |
| 8. dxe5 | 25 (40%) | |
| 8. e4 | 5 (8%) | |
| 8. Bg5 | 2 (3%) | |
| 8. e3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 8. h3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 8. a3 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
307 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 28%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM Ernesto Inarkiev (2727) – GM Emil Sutovsky (2650) 1/2-1/2 · 18th Karpov Poikovsky · 2017-04-21
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2762) – GM Sebastien Maze (2553) 1-0 · Online Olym Top DivB 2021 · 2021-09-10
- GM Pentala Harikrishna (2725) – GM Jure Skoberne (2561) 1/2-1/2 · Online Olym Top DivB 2021 · 2021-09-10
- GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (2546) – GM Quang Liem Le (2715) 0-1 · chess.com IoM Masters · 2018-10-22
- GM Grigoriy Oparin (2652) – GM Kirill Shevchenko (2599) 0-1 · 1st FIDE World Uni Rapid · 2021-03-25
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Pookinator (2780) – FM umagon20 (2757) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- AcademiaPlazadeArmas (2548) – AlwaysLookingForMore (2690) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- SchhW (2546) – BadApp_le (2631) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
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.