Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation E68
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
3,960 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 28%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 1,675 | 40% 29% 31% | 2292 | 2026 |
| c6 | 1,213 | 45% 28% 27% | 2267 | 2026 |
| Re8 | 499 | 43% 25% 32% | 2263 | 2026 |
| a6 | 342 | 37% 30% 33% | 2299 | 2026 |
| a5 | 89 | 47% 33% 20% | 2129 | 2026 |
| b6 | 55 | 25% 25% 49% | 2303 | 2026 |
| h6 | 49 | 51% 27% 22% | 2168 | 2026 |
| Ne8 | 15 | 60% 27% | 1986 | 2025 |
| Nh5 | 11 | 82% 18% | 1953 | 2026 |
| Qe7 | 8 | 75% 25% | 1947 | 2026 |
| c5 | 3 | 100% | 1982 | 2025 |
| Kh8 | 1 | 100% | 1882 | 2020 |
Top games
| Firouzja, Alireza2767–Carlsen, M2832 | 0-1 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Ding Liren2777–Mamedyarov, S2799 | ½-½ | 2nd IMSA Basque 2017 | 2017 |
| Ding Liren2777–Grischuk, A2772 | 0-1 | 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2774–Grischuk, A2775 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Gukesh, D2776–Firouzja, Alireza2766 | 1-0 | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Svidler, P2749–Radjabov, T2788 | ½-½ | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Grischuk, A2779–Mamedyarov, S2753 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Eljanov, P2751–Mamedyarov, S2772 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2726–Radjabov, T2788 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Mamedyarov, S2729–Nakamura, Hi2783 | 1-0 | 1st FIDE GP London 2012 | 2012 |
King's Indian Defense variations
Fianchetto Variation, Immediate FianchettoE60Normal Variation, King's Knight VariationE60King's Indian DefenseE61Fianchetto VariationE60Santasiere VariationE60Normal VariationE70Normal VariationE70Makogonov VariationE71Normal Variation, Deferred FianchettoE72Four Pawns AttackE76Sämisch VariationE80Fianchetto Variation, Delayed FianchettoE62Accelerated Averbakh VariationE70Normal Variation, Standard DevelopmentE73Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90Smyslov VariationE61Kramer VariationE70Four Pawns Attack, Modern DefenseE76Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl VariationE64Karpov SystemE71Four Pawns AttackE77Steiner AttackE81Semi-Classical VariationE61