Caissa Codex
E63

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line

Chess diagram: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line after 10. Nd2

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Statistics from Lichess

655 games: White 51.6% / Draw 8.1% / Black 40.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 13, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 10... b4 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Ba7 Rb7 15. Be3

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, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line (ECO E63, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd2 (10 moves).

In 655 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.6%, Black 40.3% and 8.1% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 10…Bd7, in 46% of those games.

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How to play against the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line

The most played answer, 10…Bd7, also scores best for Black: 47.2%, with Black winning 43.4% and White 49.0% of 304 games. Of the main answers, 10…Na5 scores lowest: 42.2%. Stockfish's first choice is 10…b4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black'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 8. h3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd2, the position after King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line (E63)”. Lichess data as of 13 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-indian-defense-fianchetto-variation-panno-variation-korchnoi-line

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