Chess opening
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code E81. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (E81)
- King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack (E81)
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto (E82)
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation (E85)
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit (E81)
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense (E83)
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Byrne Defense (E81)
Related lines in the King's Indian Defense
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Santasiere Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Benoni Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Hollywood Variation (E60)
- King's Indian Defense (E61)
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense (E61)
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