Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Panno Variation › Korchnoi Line
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- Panno Variation E63
- Korchnoi Line E63 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E63.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 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, after 19 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E63
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 19
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Statistics from Lichess
655 games · White 51.6% / Draw 8.1% / Black 40.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd7 | 304 | |
| Na5 | 290 | |
| b4 | 25 | |
| bxc4 | 21 | |
| e5 | 5 | |
| Bb7 | 4 | |
| Nd7 | 3 | |
| Qd7 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:24:45
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