King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System 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 c5. 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 48 times by this move order. White won 46%, 8% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 7. Nc3 (42% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.40 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 Nxa6)
- ECO
- E64
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/3p1np1/2p5/2PP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w - - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 19 | |
| 2000+ | 27 | |
| All | 48 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Nc3 | 20 (42%) | |
| 7. d5 | 15 (31%) | |
| 7. dxc5 | 6 (13%) | |
| 7. e3 | 5 (10%) | |
| 7. Bg5 | 1 (2%) | |
| 7. Qc2 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
36 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 20%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Chen Zou (2449) – GM Federico Perez Ponsa (2536) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 17th Dec Early · 2024-12-17
- IM Karina Ambartsumova (2405) – GM Federico Perez Ponsa (2536) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 31st Dec Late · 2024-12-31
- GM Dragisa Blagojevic (2495) – Llambi Pasko (2303) 1-0 · Durres Open 2014 · 2014-11-06
- IM Martin Bitelmajer (2475) – FM Jaka Brilej (2306) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 5th Sep Late · 2023-09-05
- FM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (2375) – Mihail Grigoriadis (2200) 1-0 · 40th White Tower Open · 2018-01-03
Highest-rated Lichess games
- gammadrill (2596) – FM Andriy2006 (2555) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Angel9 (2401) – sebica98 (2474) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- liucyyyds (2426) – Yokomojamo (2302) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 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.