Chess openings / King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense (E81) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O. In 3,835 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 6.Be3 (67%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O
- ECO
- E81
- Games between strong players
- 3,835
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Be3 | 67% (2,561) | – | |
| 6.Bg5 | 21% (802) | King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack | |
| 6.Nge2 | 12% (451) | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit 829 games
- King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack 815 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense 529 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 513 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation 481 games
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto 127 games
More King's Indian Defense lines
- King's Indian Defense 36,631 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation 22,889 games
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation 17,334 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation 14,995 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses 12,903 games
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development 6,135 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 4,694 games
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense 3,521 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 3,403 games
- King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation 3,403 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto 3,323 games
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System 2,980 games
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