King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Stockfish 16.1 · runs in your browser1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 · For Black against 1.d4 · ECO E60 to E99
The example line for King's Indian Defense is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3. Explore 119 saved positions and compare up to three engine continuations per position. The saved Stockfish 16 analysis reaches depth 16, with scores in pawns from White's perspective. Step through the opening on the board and try a continuation to explore the resulting position.
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3
Black’s choices
- · Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
- · After 3.Nc3
- 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 · Carlsbad Variation
- 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 · Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line
- 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 · Debrecen Defense
- 3...Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O · Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense
Stockfish 16 · depth 16 · + favours White
Level +0.15
Engine lines
Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation:
White slightly better +0.36
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fianchetto Variation | 3...Bg7 4.g3 | Level +0.16 | Play |
| Kavalek Defense | 4...O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O c6 7.Nc3 Qa5 | White slightly better +0.70 | Play |
| Uhlmann-Szabo System | 4...O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3 e5 | White slightly better +0.39 | Play |
| Panno Variation | 4...O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 | White slightly better +0.56 | Play |
| Blockade Line | 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Qc2 e5 | White slightly better +0.68 | Play |
| Donner Line | 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Qc2 Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Bb2 bxc4 13.bxc4 Bh6 | White clearly better +1.00 | Play |
| Korchnoi Line | 8.h3 Rb8 9.Be3 b5 10.Nd2 | Level +0.06 | Play |
| Hungarian Variation | 4...d6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 a6 | White slightly better +0.72 | Play |
| Pterodactyl Variation | 4...c5 5.Bg2 Qa5+ | White slightly better +0.42 | Play |
| Yugoslav System | 4...d6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c5 | White slightly better +0.56 | Play |
| Yugoslav Variation | 7.Nc3 | White slightly better +0.33 | Play |
| Exchange Line | 7...Nc6 8.dxc5 dxc5 | White slightly better +0.38 | Play |
| Advance Line | 7...Nc6 8.d5 | White slightly better +0.46 | Play |
| Classical Fianchetto | 4...O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 | White slightly better +0.67 | Play |
| Double Fianchetto Attack | 8.b3 | White slightly better +0.43 | Play |
| Classical Variation | 8.e4 | White slightly better +0.55 | Play |
| Long Variation | 8...Re8 9.h3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5 11.Re1 a5 | White slightly better +0.77 | Play |
| Classical Main Line | 8...c6 9.h3 | White slightly better +0.64 | Play |
| Santasiere Variation | 3...Bg7 4.b4 | Level -0.21 | Play |
After 3.Nc3:
White slightly better +0.39
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Classical Variation | 3...Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.Be2 | Level +0.25 | Play |
| Benoni Variation | 6...c6 | White slightly better +0.57 | Play |
| Hollywood Variation | 6...Nc6 | White slightly better +0.42 | Play |
| Exchange Variation | 6...Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 | Level +0.12 | Play |
| Queenside Storm Line | 6...Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.b4 | White slightly better +0.30 | Play |
| Smyslov Variation | 3...Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg5 | Level +0.13 | Play |
| Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | 3...Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 | White slightly better +0.52 | Play |
| Benjamin Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg2 c6 7.O-O Qb6 | White slightly better +0.65 | Play |
| Larsen Defense | 5...O-O 6.Bg2 c6 7.O-O Bf5 | White slightly better +0.42 | Play |
| Normal Variation | 3...Bg7 4.e4 | White slightly better +0.60 | Play |
| After 4...d6 | White slightly better +0.67 | Play | |
| Accelerated Averbakh Variation | 5.Bg5 | Level +0.20 | Play |
| Kramer Variation | 5.Nge2 | White slightly better +0.50 | Play |
| Makogonov Variation | 5.h3 | White slightly better +0.58 | Play |
| Karpov System | 5...O-O 6.Be3 | White slightly better +0.68 | Play |
| Deferred Fianchetto | 5.g3 | Level +0.17 | Play |
| Pomar System | 5...O-O 6.Bg2 e5 7.Nge2 | Level +0.12 | Play |
| Standard Development | 5.Be2 | White slightly better +0.61 | Play |
| Averbakh Variation | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 | White slightly better +0.34 | Play |
| Flexible Defense | 6...h6 | White slightly better +0.63 | Play |
| Geller Defense | 6...Nbd7 | White slightly better +0.74 | Play |
| Modern Defense | 6...Na6 | White slightly better +0.63 | Play |
| Burgess Line | 7.Qd2 c6 | White slightly better +0.67 | Play |
| Nc6 Defense | 6...Nc6 | White slightly better +0.55 | Play |
| Spanish Defense | 6...a6 | White slightly better +0.71 | Play |
| Benoni Defense | 6...c5 | White slightly better +0.30 | Play |
| Advance Variation | 7.d5 | White slightly better +0.36 | Play |
| Main Line | 7...e6 | White slightly better +0.39 | Play |
| Exchange Variation | 7.dxc5 | Level +0.02 | Play |
| Semi-Averbakh System | 5...O-O 6.Be3 | White slightly better +0.39 | Play |
| Four Pawns Attack | 5...O-O 6.f4 | Level +0.29 | Play |
| Six Pawns Attack | 6...c5 7.d5 e6 8.dxe6 fxe6 9.g4 Nc6 10.h4 | Black slightly better -0.91 | Play |
| Four Pawns Attack | 5.f4 | White slightly better +0.33 | Play |
| Dynamic Attack | 5...O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 | White slightly better +0.31 | Play |
| Normal Attack | 7...e6 8.Be2 | Level +0.28 | Play |
| Florentine Gambit | 8...exd5 9.e5 | Black slightly better -0.63 | Play |
| Modern Defense | 5...Na6 | White slightly better +0.59 | Play |
| Fluid Attack | 5...O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.Be2 | Level +0.29 | Play |
| Exchange Variation | 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be3 | Level +0.21 | Play |
| Sämisch Variation | 5.f3 | White slightly better +0.43 | Play |
| Normal Defense | 5...O-O | White slightly better +0.40 | Play |
| Steiner Attack | 6.Bg5 | Level +0.25 | Play |
| After 8.Bf4 | 6...c5 7.d5 h6 8.Bf4 | Level +0.25 | Play |
| After 9.Nxd5 | 6...c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.Nxd5 | Level +0.25 | Play |
| After 9.Bxh6 | 6...c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 h6 9.Bxh6 | Level -0.13 | Play |
| Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation | 6.Nge2 | White slightly better +0.33 | Play |
| Byrne Defense | 6.Be3 c6 7.Bd3 a6 | White slightly better +0.65 | Play |
| Sämisch Gambit | 6.Be3 c5 | White slightly better +0.47 | Play |
| Sämisch Gambit Accepted | 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bxc5 | Level +0.13 | Play |
| Double Fianchetto | 6.Be3 b6 | White slightly better +0.54 | Play |
| Yates Defense | 6.Be3 Nc6 | White slightly better +0.65 | Play |
| Panno Formation | 7.Nge2 a6 | White slightly better +0.64 | Play |
| Panno Main Line | 8.Qd2 Rb8 | White slightly better +0.69 | Play |
| Ruban Variation | 7.Nge2 Rb8 | White slightly better +0.70 | Play |
| Orthodox Variation | 6.Be3 e5 | White slightly better +0.82 | Play |
| After 7...c6 | 7.Nge2 c6 | White slightly better +0.76 | Play |
| Closed Variation, Main Line | 8.d5 cxd5 | White slightly better +0.80 | Play |
| Closed Variation | 7.d5 | White slightly better +0.83 | Play |
| Bronstein Defense | 7...Nh5 8.Qd2 Qh4+ 9.g3 Nxg3 10.Qf2 Nxf1 11.Qxh4 Nxe3 12.Ke2 | Level +0.20 | Play |
| Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation | 12...Nxc4 | White slightly better +0.62 | Play |
| After 7...c6 | White slightly better +0.90 | Play | |
| Rare Defenses | 5.Nf3 | White slightly better +0.53 | Play |
| Larsen Variation | 5...O-O 6.Be3 | White slightly better +0.45 | Play |
| Zinnowitz Variation | 5...O-O 6.Bg5 | White slightly better +0.38 | Play |
| Orthodox Variation | 5...O-O 6.Be2 | White slightly better +0.50 | Play |
| Kazakh Variation | 6...Na6 | White slightly better +0.57 | Play |
| After 6...e5 | White slightly better +0.50 | Play | |
| Exchange Variation | 7.dxe5 | Level +0.21 | Play |
| Gligoric-Taimanov System | 7.Be3 | White slightly better +0.34 | Play |
| Petrosian Variation | 7.d5 | White slightly better +0.43 | Play |
| Stein Defense | 7...a5 | White slightly better +0.50 | Play |
| Normal Defense | 7...Nbd7 | White slightly better +0.61 | Play |
| Keres Defense | 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.h4 | Level +0.20 | Play |
| After 7.O-O | White slightly better +0.57 | Play | |
| Donner Defense | 7...c6 | White slightly better +0.82 | Play |
| Glek Defense | 7...Na6 | White slightly better +0.58 | Play |
| Ukrainian Defense | 7...a5 | White slightly better +0.74 | Play |
| Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 7...Nc6 | White slightly better +0.69 | Play |
| Bayonet Attack | 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 | White slightly better +0.68 | Play |
| Sokolov's Line | 9...Nh5 10.Re1 | White slightly better +0.71 | Play |
| Yepishin's Line | 9...Nh5 10.Qc2 | Level +0.21 | Play |
| Korchnoi Attack | 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bd2 | White slightly better +0.46 | Play |
| Modern System | 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 | White slightly better +0.44 | Play |
| Classical System | 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 | White slightly better +0.54 | Play |
| Neo-Classical Line | 9...Nd7 10.Be3 | White slightly better +0.69 | Play |
| Kozul Gambit | 10...f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Rc1 Ng6 14.c5 | White slightly better +0.51 | Play |
| Traditional Line | 9...Nd7 10.f3 f5 | White slightly better +0.62 | Play |
| Benko Attack | 11.g4 | Level +0.25 | Play |
Carlsbad Variation: 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6
White slightly better +0.64
Play this lineYugoslav Variation, Rare Line: 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c5
White slightly better +0.37
Play this lineDebrecen Defense: 3...Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7
White slightly better +0.67
Play this lineOrthodox Variation, Positional Defense: 3...Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O
White slightly better +0.84
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