Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E62.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
The line arises from 9 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It branches into 4 notable variations — King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation, and others.
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- ECO code
- E62
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- King's Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
643,030 games · White 50.0% / Draw 6.1% / Black 43.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 532,775 | |
| Nbd7 | 32,182 | |
| c6 | 20,754 | |
| Bg4 | 18,500 | |
| Nc6 | 14,448 | |
| b6 | 6,318 | |
| c5 | 4,749 | |
| Bf5 | 2,626 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:10:41
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