ECO E80ECO E86 Play as White

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

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Move by move

  1. White opens with 1.d4.
  2. Black develops flexibly.
  3. White stakes out queenside space.
  4. Heading toward the King's Indian setup.
  5. White develops.
  6. The King's Indian bishop fianchetto.
  7. White claims the full center.
  8. Black completes the setup.
  9. The Sämisch! White reinforces e4 and prepares Be3.

Lines with this name

The ECO classification gives the name King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation to 2 lines:

  • E80 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3
  • E86 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6

Variations of the King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian VariationKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein DefenseKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Byrne DefenseKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed VariationKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double FianchettoKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox VariationKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno FormationKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main LineKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban VariationKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch GambitKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates DefenseKing's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, with Bg5

More King's Indian Defense lines

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