Tree path 5 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
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- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation E80 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation is a specific line in the Indian Defenses family (ECO E80), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3, after 9 plies of opening development.
The line refines King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, Normal Defense.
In total, the branch covers 21 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- E80
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 21
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Variations (1)
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- E81 Normal Defense 10-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 11-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Byrne Defense 14-ply
- E82 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto 12-ply
- E85 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation 12-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit 12-ply
- E83 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense 12-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack 11-ply
- E86 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 14-ply
- E87 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation 13-ply
- E83 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation 14-ply
- E83 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation 14-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit Accepted 17-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack 17-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack 17-ply
- E81 King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack 15-ply
- E87 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense 23-ply
- E88 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation 14-ply
- E89 Closed Variation, Main Line 16-ply
- E84 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line 16-ply
- E87 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation 24-ply