Caissa Codex
E66

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line

Chess diagram: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line after 8. d5

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Statistics from Lichess

110,281 games: White 48.2% / Draw 6.1% / Black 45.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 8, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.32 White is slightly better

Best play: 8... Na5 9. Nd2 e6 10. Qc2 exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. b3 b5 13. Nxb5

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, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line (ECO E66, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 (8 moves).

In 110,281 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 48.2%, Black 45.8% and 6.1% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 8…Na5, in 55% of those games.

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How to play against the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line

The most played answer, 8…Na5, also scores best for Black: 53.4%, with Black winning 50.2% and White 43.4% of 61K games. Of the main answers, 8…Ne5 scores lowest: 41.9%. Stockfish's first choice is also 8…Na5.

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 7…Nc6 8. d5, the position after King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line (E66)”. Lichess data as of 8 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/kings-indian-defense-fianchetto-variation-yugoslav-variation-advance-line

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