Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky)
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- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation E62
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky)
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky) 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.
It is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bf5.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E62
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 14
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Statistics from Lichess
85,356 games · White 44.1% / Draw 7.4% / Black 48.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 19,977 | |
| Re1 | 19,642 | |
| Nh4 | 15,433 | |
| b3 | 6,088 | |
| h3 | 5,089 | |
| Ne1 | 4,457 | |
| a3 | 4,438 | |
| Bg5 | 3,424 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:02:22
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