Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Yugoslav Variation
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- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E65.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Advance Line, Exchange Line.
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- ECO code
- E65
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
411,049 games · White 51.7% / Draw 7.1% / Black 41.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 180,518 | |
| cxd4 | 175,400 | |
| Nbd7 | 16,269 | |
| a6 | 11,033 | |
| Na6 | 8,325 | |
| Bg4 | 6,518 | |
| e6 | 2,956 | |
| Bf5 | 2,268 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:53:59
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