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E68: King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4

King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4

E68 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 8825
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
41.6% 33.9% 24.5%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Igor Stohl 40 games
Ognjen Cvitan 37 games
Zlatko Ilincic 35 games
Black  
Joseph G Gallagher 47 games
Vasilios Kotronias 38 games
Miguel Najdorf 30 games

Possible continuations:

8... c6  3796
42.8 % 33.7 % 23.5 %
8... exd4  2829
40.3 % 34.2 % 25.5 %
8... Re8  910
42.9 % 31.5 % 25.6 %
8... a6  866
33.8 % 39.1 % 27 %
8... h6  145
48.3 % 34.5 % 17.2 %
8... a5  141
62.4 % 22 % 15.6 %
8... Ne8  42
59.5 % 19 % 21.4 %
8... b6  41
31.7 % 34.1 % 34.1 %
8... Nh5  23
69.6 % 17.4 %
8... Qe7  16
43.8 % 37.5 % 18.8 %
8... c5  6
66.7 % 16.7 % 16.7 %
8... Ng4  5
40 % 60 %
8... Rb8  2
100 %
8... Kh8  2
100 %