Tree path 7 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation › Normal Defense › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit
- Chess Codex
- 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
- Normal Defense E81
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit E81 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO E81 in the Indian Defenses group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the 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 O-O 6. Be3 c5, after 12 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit Accepted.
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- ECO code
- E81
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 1
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