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
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E65, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 38 times by this move order. White won 61%, 2% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 7… Nc6 (63% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 7… Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 e6 10. Rb1)
- ECO
- E65
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/3p1np1/2p5/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 1 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 29 | |
| All | 38 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Nc6 | 24 (63%) | |
| 7… cxd4 | 12 (32%) | |
| 7… Bg4 | 1 (3%) | |
| 7… Nbd7 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
40 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 25%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- FM Namitbir Singh Walia (2339) – GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2623) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Nov Early · 2022-11-01
- FM Namitbir Singh Walia (2339) – IM Arystanbek Urazayev (2458) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Oct Early · 2022-10-11
- IM Anna Zatonskih (2310) – GM Irina Krush (2388) 1/2-1/2 · ch-USA w 2025 · 2025-10-24
- FM Levente Miszler (2293) – IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2389) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th May Early · 2024-05-07
- FM Andrei Purygin (2335) – FM Maksym Dubnevych (2296) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 2025-07-22
Highest-rated Lichess games
- gammadrill (2591) – FM rychessmaster1 (2734) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- SchhW (2512) – aionix64 (2466) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- VStamenkov (2343) – erikswe (2397) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line E66 · 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
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line E65 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5
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.