Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5
The Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A48, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5. It is a line of the Torre Attack. 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 3,826 times by this move order. White won 50%, 6% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bg7 (89% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 3… Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. e3)
- ECO
- A48
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 570 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,745 | |
| 2000+ | 1,511 | |
| All | 3,826 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bg7 | 3,414 (89%) | |
| 3… Ne4 | 198 (5%) | |
| 3… d6 | 73 (2%) | |
| 3… d5 | 72 (2%) | |
| 3… h6 | 39 (1%) | |
| 3… c5 | 14 (0%) | |
| 3… e6 | 8 (0%) | |
| 3… c6 | 5 (0%) |
Master games
5,946 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 23%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2872) – GM Boris Gelfand (2777) 1/2-1/2 · Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · 2014-01-29
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2864) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2784) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013-06-12
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2864) – GM Anish Giri (2760) 1-0 · FTX Crypto Cup 2022 · 2022-08-15
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2808) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2796) 1-0 · GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017-07-01
- GM So, W. (2815) – GM Anish Giri (2785) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · 2017-05-25
Search all games of the Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- kasparik_garik (2654) – GM Niksss2023 (2837) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- RookNinja (2636) – TimeBombMan (2759) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- GM FCChelsea14 (2666) – josedavid321 (2690) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
East Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
Continuations
- Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense, Euwe Variation A48 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5
- Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line A48 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O
More Torre Attack lines (all)
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.