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E89

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

The Sämisch Variation features the aggressive f3, supporting the centre and preparing for a kingside pawn storm or positional play. It's one of the most critical tests of the King's Indian.

History & Notable Players

Named after Fritz Sämisch. It's been a favoured weapon against the KID at the highest levels.

Top Players in this Opening

Geller, Efim P9 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V8 gamesKarpov, Anatoly6 gamesNajdorf, Miguel6 gamesKasparov, Gary5 gamesBotvinnik, Mikhail4 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev2 gamesSpassky, Boris V2 gamesTal, Mihail2 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily2 games

Related Openings

E80 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation90E81 - King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack392E82 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto45E83 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense51E84 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line70E85 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation43E86 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation55E87 - King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation65E88 - E8858

Best Games

Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata1-0
Linares 1993Notable
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Tal, Mihail1/2-1/2
World Championship 23th 1960Notable
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996
Timman, Jan H vs Kasparov, Gary1/2-1/2
Amsterdam VSB 1996
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin1/2-1/2
Varna rap m 1995
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin1-0
Varna rap m 1995
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dolmatov, Sergey1-0
Dortmund 1993
Spassky, Boris V vs Rodriguez, Amador1/2-1/2
Toluca Interzonal 1982
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Geller, Efim P1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P0-1
AVRO 1973
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Geller, Efim P1/2-1/2
URS-ch41 1973
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Petrosian, Tigran V1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959
Smyslov, Vassily vs Geller, Efim P0-1
URS-ch22 playoff-1pl 1955
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kotronias, Vasilios1-0
Hellas rapid m 1997
Karpov, Anatoly vs Patiutkin1-0
Voronezh simul 1997
Piket, Jeroen vs Kasparov, Gary0-1
Amsterdam VSB 1996
Arbakov, Valentin vs Kasparov, Gary0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Piket, Jeroen0-1
Monaco m 1994
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Nijboer, Friso1/2-1/2
Groningen op 1991

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