King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c5
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E64, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 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 29 times by this move order. White won 28%, 6% were drawn and Black won 66%. The most popular continuation is 7. d5 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.36 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 7. d5 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8)
- ECO
- E64
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/3p1np1/2p5/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQK2R w KQ - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 25 | |
| All | 29 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. d5 | 15 (52%) | |
| 7. dxc5 | 6 (21%) | |
| 7. O-O | 6 (21%) | |
| 7. e3 | 1 (3%) | |
| 7. b3 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
456 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 25%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2801) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2842) 1-0 · 51st Biel GM 2018 · 2018-07-31
- GM Peter Leko (2663) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2863) 1/2-1/2 · Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020-07-23
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2692) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2767) 0-1 · Julius Baer Gen Cup D1 W · 2024-09-27
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2759) – GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2669) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Prelim · 2022-05-22
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2722) – GM Maksim Chigaev (2632) 1-0 · World Blitz 2022 · 2022-12-30
Highest-rated Lichess games
- F1nal_Masquerade (2795) – chesstrain866 (2648) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- GM AtalikS (2657) – siete7729 (2549) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- CM TheNotoriousNH (2586) – Kaazbe (2548) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 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.