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E62 King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto

E62 holds seven named lines, all under the name King’s Indian Defense. It leaves E61 (King’s Indian Defense) with 3...Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3. With seven named lines it is the third-largest code of the 39 King’s Indian Defense codes. None of its seven lines contains a capture.

Score sheet
#WhiteBlack
1d4Nf6
2c4g6
3Nc3Bg7
4Nf3d6
5g3

Moves only E62 plays

Same as D75 up to 4.Nf3, then:

  1. 4...d6 The d-pawn advances to d6, covering c5 and e5, opening a line for the bishop on c8 and the queen on d8.
  2. 5.g3 The g-pawn advances to g3, covering f4 and h4, opening a line for the bishop on f1.

Lines filed under E62

All seven share the start 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 and then split three ways at White’s move 3.

NameAfter the shared startPliesAt the end
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g39
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc612Black castled
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O c6 7.Nc3 Qa514both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c6 7.O-O Bf514both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky)3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O Bf514both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O Bg414both castled
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3 e514both castled

The road to E62

  1. 1.d4 … 2.c4three earlier stops: A40, A45, A50
  2. 2...g6E60 West Indian Defense
  3. 3.Nc3E61 King’s Indian Defense
  4. 5.g3E62

The position after 5.g3

White has brought out the knight on c3 and knight on f3; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. Black is to move and has 34 legal moves.

WhiteBlackMaterial (pawn units)3939Minor pieces developed22Moves spent on pawns32Pawns on d4, e4, d5, e510Squares attacked in the other half63not castlednot castled

Closest boards in other codes

CodeLineDiffers on
E72King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchettofour squares: g1, e2, f3, e4
E90King’s Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defensesfour squares: e2, g2, g3, e4
D73Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3six squares: b1, f1, g2, c3, d5, d6
D90Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variationsix squares: g2, g3, d5, d6, g7, f8
D91Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian Systemsix squares: c1, g2, g3, d5, g5, d6
D92Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attacksix squares: c1, g2, g3, f4, d5, d6
D94Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variationsix squares: e2, g2, e3, g3, d5, d6

Where lines continue from here

Two named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 5.g3. They belong to E61, E68.

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