King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E66, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 10 times by this move order. White won 40%, 0% were drawn and Black won 60%. The most popular continuation is 8… Na5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 8… Na5 9. Nd2 e6 10. Rb1 exd5 11. cxd5)
- ECO
- E66
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/pp2ppbp/2np1np1/2pP4/2P5/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 10 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… Na5 | 10 (100%) |
Master games
59 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 25%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Haik M. Martirosyan (2616) – GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2678) 1-0 · Aeroflot Open A 2019 · 2019-02-25
- GM Pa Iniyan (2598) – GM Maksim Chigaev (2626) 1-0 · World Blitz 2025 · 2025-12-30
- FM Lovro Novosel (2383) – GM Maksim Chigaev (2616) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late · 2023-08-22
- IM Kamil Stachowiak (2410) – IM Marcel Kanarek (2535) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2016 · 2016-10-08
- IM Igor Janik (2454) – IM Andre Ventura Sousa (2392) 1/2-1/2 · Portugal Open Rapid 2020 · 2020-02-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- VStamenkov (2343) – erikswe (2397) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- reza678 (2319) – erikswe (2395) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- Lushin99 (2320) – Satranc_Oyuncusu1223 (2389) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3
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.