Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Classical Fianchetto
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- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- Classical Fianchetto E67 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E67.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- E67
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 14
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
630,244 games · White 48.3% / Draw 6.9% / Black 44.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e4 | 242,482 | |
| dxe5 | 158,851 | |
| d5 | 57,576 | |
| h3 | 42,195 | |
| e3 | 40,091 | |
| Bg5 | 28,135 | |
| b3 | 24,893 | |
| Qc2 | 17,667 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:02:36
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