King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO E63), reached after 26 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6.

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About this opening

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Donner Line is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code E63. ECO group E (E00–E99) covers Indian defences against 1.d4, covering the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian and Catalan systems. This particular variation is reached after 26 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6.

It belongs to the King's Indian Defense family. Within that family this is a level-3 branch (the Fianchetto Variation → Panno Variation → Donner Line line). The immediate parent line is King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, transitioned via 13…Bh6.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 g6, 3.Nf3 Bg7, 4.g3 O-O, 5.Bg2 d6, 6.O-O Nc6. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.