King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation (7. d5 c6)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E88, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 75 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qd2 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.59 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. g4 h5)
- ECO
- E88
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp3pbp/2pp1np1/3Pp3/2P1P3/2N1BP2/PP4PP/R2QKBNR w KQ - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 6 | |
| 1500-1999 | 43 | |
| 2000+ | 26 | |
| All | 75 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qd2 | 39 (52%) | |
| 8. Bd3 | 21 (28%) | |
| 8. dxc6 | 6 (8%) | |
| 8. Nge2 | 4 (5%) | |
| 8. b4 | 2 (3%) | |
| 8. g4 | 2 (3%) | |
| 8. h4 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
156 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 49%, draw 26%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- RubiChess20240420 (3531) – StoofvleesII d2 (3479) 1-0 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-05-01
- StoofvleesII d2 (3479) – RubiChess20240420 (3531) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-29
- GM Alexander Morozevich (2748) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2764) 1-0 · SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 · 2012-12-19
- GM Igor Khenkin (2617) – GM Dusan Popovic (2568) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-CRO Ia Liga 2013 · 2013-09-14
- GM Marin Bosiocic (2548) – GM Zdenko Kozul (2549) 1/2-1/2 · Tournament of Peace 2022 · 2022-10-20
Highest-rated Lichess games
- alexdurnoff (2417) – blitzmaster1995 (2425) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- OktarSsehcs (2338) – PrinceMurad09 (2495) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- bullet2900_2026 (2324) – NM MichailovM (2403) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation (6… e5 7. d5) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5
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.