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

ECO: E89Indian Defences1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.d5 cxd5

no master games reached this exact line · estimated data

How it's played

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Start
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.

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

The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line is a line of the King's Indian Defense, catalogued under ECO code E89 in the Indian Defences section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.d5 cxd5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.

The King's Indian Defense has 119 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

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