King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. d5 cxd5
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E89, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. d5 cxd5. 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 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 9. cxd5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.62 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 9. cxd5 a6 10. h4 b5 11. Qd2 Nbd7)
- ECO
- E89
- Moves
- 16 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp3pbp/3p1np1/3pp3/2P1P3/2N1BP2/PP2N1PP/R2QKB1R w KQ - 0 9- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. d5 cxd5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 9. cxd5 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
16 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 56%, draw 19%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Marcin Tazbir (2519) – GM Alexei Fedorov (2555) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 · 2014-11-29
- IM Szymon Gumularz (2505) – FM Ravan Aliyev (2341) 1/2-1/2 · World Youth Open U18 2019 · 2019-10-07
- IM Ronny Gunawan (2234) – GM Novendra Priasmoro (2499) 0-1 · 15th Penang Open 2023 · 2023-12-22
- IM Alon Mindlin (2436) – FM Luis Fernandez Siles (2220) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Feb Early · 2023-02-14
- IM Alon Mindlin (2426) – FM Luis Fernandez Siles (2220) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Oct Early · 2022-10-11
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Palle_K (2124) – haagesumne (2067) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation (7. Nge2 c6) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6
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.