Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation E65
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3
1,464 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 32%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 1,159 | 41% 34% 25% | 2238 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 138 | 52% 30% 18% | 2125 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 71 | 68% 15% 17% | 2038 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 48 | 54% 31% 15% | 2149 | 2025 |
| a6 | 18 | 67% 17% 17% | 2072 | 2026 |
| e6 | 6 | 83% 17% | 1926 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2063 | 2019 |
| Bd7 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2220 | 2025 |
| Nfd7 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1925 | 2019 |
| Bf5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1973 | 2023 |
| Bg4 | 3 | 100% | 1902 | 2019 |
| Re8 | 2 | 100% | 1937 | 2022 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2127 | 2014 |
| Be6 | 1 | 100% | 2293 | 2019 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 1540 | 2019 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 1817 | 2014 |
Top games
| Mamedyarov, S2801–Carlsen, M2842 | 1-0 | 51st Biel GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2761–Gelfand, B2773 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2746–Firouzja, Alireza2766 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Giri, A2727–Morozevich, A2758 | 0-1 | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |
| Sargissian, G2686–Grischuk, A2792 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2714–Harikrishna, P2727 | 1-0 | SportAccord Basque 2014 | 2014 |
| Niemann, Hans Moke2711–Vitiugov, N2678 | 1-0 | Niemann - Vitiugov Rapid | 2024 |
| Howell, D2696–Jones, G2682 | ½-½ | ch-GBR KO 2018 | 2018 |
| Rapport, R2724–Theodorou, Nikolas2652 | ½-½ | 25th European Teams | 2025 |
| Matlakov, M2718–Jones, G2640 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
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