Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O
The Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A05, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. 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 20%, 20% were drawn and Black won 60%. The most popular continuation is 6… e5 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.10 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 6… e5 7. c4 a5 8. Nc3 c6 9. d3)
- ECO
- A05
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/ppp1ppbp/3p1np1/8/8/1P3NP1/PBPPPPBP/RN1Q1RK1 b - - 1 6- PGN
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… e5 | 5 (50%) | |
| 6… c5 | 2 (20%) | |
| 6… Nbd7 | 2 (20%) | |
| 6… c6 | 1 (10%) |
Master games
80 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 23%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM Quang Liem Le (2703) – GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2745) 1-0 · SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · 2013-12-15
- GM Bardiya Daneshvar (2598) – GM Javokhir Sindarov (2677) 1/2-1/2 · Julius Baer Gen Cup Pl/In · 2024-09-25
- IM Jules Moussard (2506) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2666) 0-1 · TCh-FRA Top 12 2016 · 2016-05-29
- GM Levan Pantsulaia (2570) – GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2568) 1-0 · ChessMood Open 2021 · 2021-10-11
- GM Nils Grandelius (2663) – GM Artur Gabrielian (2458) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 15th Dec · 2020-12-15
Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- madcap_tr (2697) – ArashNGM21 (2570) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- vladislav_lipetsk (2561) – king_2011_GH (2648) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- FM GG1891 (2511) – Shtykov_Maxim (2395) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred A04
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation A04
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.