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
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