E81 · Indian · a defense for Black
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3Bg74.e4d65.f3O-O6.Be3c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit202k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
42%84k46%
31%62k53%
19%38k54%
4.9%9.9k45%
3.3%6.7k48%
0.1%26541%
0.1%11154%
0%7443%
0%6744%
0%6142%
Famous games in this line3.0k master games
Svidler, Peter (2747) – Radjabov, Teimour (2793)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779) – Grischuk, Alexander (2747)Karjakin, Sergey (2786) – Giri, Anish (2727)Svidler, Peter (2747) – Grischuk, Alexander (2764)Morozevich, Alexander (2748) – Kamsky, Gata (2762)Giri, Anish (2714) – Radjabov, Teimour (2773)Vitiugov, Nikita (2705) – Grischuk, Alexander (2763)Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2710) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2758)Heroes of this opening Svidler, Peter · Morozevich, Alexander · Tomashevsky, Evgeny
- Family
- King's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E81
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5
GambitFianchettoSharpHypermodern
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For decades the King's Indian was considered suspect — until Bronstein, Fischer and Kasparov showed the plan: let White build the big center, lock it, and throw every kingside pawn at the enemy king. Some of the most violent attacking games ever played (Kasparov's ...g3 sacrifices) come from this defense.
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