Caissa Codex
E64

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation

Chess diagram: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation after 7…a6

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Statistics from Lichess

40,372 games: White 51.7% / Draw 5.5% / Black 42.8%

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Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
18,56119K
3,8033,803
3,7043,704
3,0663,066
2,8042,804
1,8751,875
1,6181,618
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 9, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.50 White is slightly better

Best play: 8. e4 e5 9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. b3 c5 12. Nde2 Rb8

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation (ECO E64, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 a6 (7 moves).

In 40,372 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.7%, Black 42.8% and 5.5% were drawn. White's most played move here is 8. e4, in 46% of those games.

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How to play against the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation

8. h3 scores best for White: 57.6%, with White winning 54.7% and Black 39.6% of 3,066 games. The most played, 8. e4, scores 55.0% in 19K games, and 8. Re1 scores lowest: 53.2%. Stockfish's first choice is 8. e4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4…d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 a6, the position after King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation (E64)”. Lichess data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-indian-defense-fianchetto-variation-hungarian-variation

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