King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E81, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 82 times by this move order. White won 54%, 7% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 6… c5 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 6… a6 7. Be3 b5 8. h4 h5 9. Nf4)
- ECO
- E81
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 22 | |
| 2000+ | 55 | |
| All | 82 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… c5 | 22 (27%) | |
| 6… e5 | 22 (27%) | |
| 6… Nc6 | 15 (18%) | |
| 6… Nbd7 | 7 (9%) | |
| 6… c6 | 6 (7%) | |
| 6… a6 | 4 (5%) | |
| 6… b6 | 3 (4%) | |
| 6… a5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
823 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 24%, Black 28%). The strongest:
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) – Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) 0-1 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-15
- Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-15
- GM So, W. (2753) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2777) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · 2023-09-13
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2737) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2766) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · 2018-09-18
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2737) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2766) 0-1 · chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · 2018-09-18
Highest-rated Lichess games
- TiGeX (2479) – InvadedDorms (2670) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Spiegelstufe (2600) – symbiote (2548) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Kesha05 (2609) – supertigerking (2463) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O
Continuations
- Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2 (8… exd5 9. cxd5) A65 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5
More King's Indian Defense lines (all)
- 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
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Exchange Variation E61
- King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line E61
- King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation E61
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.