Modern Defense: Fianchetto Gambit
1. e4 g6 2. d4 f5
The Modern Defense: Fianchetto Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B06, reached after 1. e4 g6 2. d4 f5. It is a line of the Modern Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 171 times by this move order. White won 61%, 2% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 3. exf5 (37% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.94 (Stockfish, depth 31; best line 3. exf5 d5 4. Bd3 Qd6 5. Nc3 Bxf5)
- ECO
- B06
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 85 | |
| 1500-1999 | 73 | |
| 2000+ | 13 | |
| All | 171 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. exf5 | 64 (37%) | |
| 3. e5 | 61 (36%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 28 (16%) | |
| 3. f3 | 4 (2%) | |
| 3. c3 | 3 (2%) | |
| 3. Be3 | 3 (2%) | |
| 3. Bd3 | 3 (2%) | |
| 3. c4 | 2 (1%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- RL-1 (2136) – zamzam888 (2161) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Jawar1965 (2102) – GIANT16 (2088) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Valera19_51 (2057) – Gangsta_Rook (2035) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Modern Defense (1. e4 g6) 1. e4 g6
More Modern Defense lines (all)
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Polish Variation A04
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation A04
- Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation Accepted A04
- Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation A40
- Modern Defense: Lizard Defense, Pirc-Diemer Gambit A40
- Modern Defense (3. Nc3 d6) A41
- Modern Defense: Neo-Modern Defense A41
- Modern Defense: Averbakh System A42
- Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch A42
- Modern Defense: Kotov Variation A42
- Modern Defense: Randspringer Variation A42
- Modern Defense (2. d4 Bg7) B06
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.