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E67

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto

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Overview

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E67.

The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.

It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.

It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
E67
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
14
Parent
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
2

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