E68 King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation
E68 holds two named lines, all under the name King’s Indian Defense. It leaves E67 (King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto) with 8.e4. Its deepest line, King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation, runs to 11...a5, the fourth-longest of the 39 King’s Indian Defense codes. Both kings have castled by the end of the reference line, White on move 6 and Black on move 4.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | Bg7 |
| 4 | g3 | O-O |
| 5 | Bg2 | d6 |
| 6 | O-O | Nbd7 |
| 7 | Nc3 | e5 |
| 8 | e4 |
The move that completes E68
The reference line of E69 plays all of these moves and continues beyond them; E68 is the position reached at 8.e4.
- 8.e4 The e-pawn advances two squares to e4, covering d5 and f5, opening a line for the queen on d1.
Lines filed under E68
Both share the start 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 and then split two ways at White’s move 3.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 | 15 | both castled |
| King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation | 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 Re8 9.h3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5 11.Re1 a5 | 22 | both castled |
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation
- 3.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
- 3...Bg7 The bishop leaves f8 for g7, opening a line for the rook on h8, guarding the rook on h8.
- 4.Nf3 The knight leaves g1 for f3, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 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.
- 5.g3 The g-pawn advances to g3, covering f4 and h4, opening a line for the bishop on f1.
The road to E68
One of the seven named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
- 1.d4 … 3...Bg7five earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60
- 4.g3E60 Fianchetto Variation
- 7...e5E67 Classical Fianchetto
- 8.e4E68
The position after 8.e4
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on g2; Black the knight on d7, knight on f6 and bishop on g7. Black could capture with Nxe4, exd4. Black is to move and has 26 legal moves.
Codes that branch off from E68
The reference lines of one other code leave E68 from the position after 8.e4, each with its own moves.
| Code | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|
| E69 | 8...c6 9.h3 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| E94 | King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | five squares: e2, g2, g3, d7, b8 |
| E95 | King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | five squares: e1, f1, e2, g2, g3 |
| E97 | King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | five squares: e2, g2, g3, c6, d7 |
| A63 | Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense | eight squares: e2, c4, d4, e4, c5, d5, e5, c7 |
| A89 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | eight squares: e2, e4, e5, f5, c6, d7, e7, f7 |
| E63 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | eight squares: e2, e4, e5, a6, c6, a7, d7, e7 |
| E65 | King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation | eight squares: e2, e4, c5, e5, c7, d7, e7, b8 |
Where lines continue from here
One named line filed under other codes passes through the position after 8.e4. It belongs to the code listed above.