King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto is a chess opening classified as ECO E82, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6. 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 58 times by this move order. White won 40%, 5% were drawn and Black won 55%. The most popular continuation is 7. Qd2 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.60 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 7. Bd3 a6 8. Nge2 c5 9. e5 Nfd7)
- ECO
- E82
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/p1p1ppbp/1p1p1np1/8/2PPP3/2N1BP2/PP4PP/R2QKBNR w KQ - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 23 | |
| 2000+ | 32 | |
| All | 58 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Qd2 | 33 (57%) | |
| 7. Bd3 | 20 (34%) | |
| 7. Nge2 | 5 (9%) |
Master games
136 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 20%, Black 47%). The strongest:
- GM Pa Iniyan (2601) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2762) 0-1 · 15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 · 2025-12-07
- GM Nikita Vitiugov (2703) – GM Nikolai Kabanov (2496) 1/2-1/2 · 65th ch-RUS HL · 2012-06-18
- GM Pa Iniyan (2601) – GM Ameet K Ghasi (2500) 0-1 · 15th London Classic Open · 2025-12-01
- IM Nderim Saraci (2465) – GM Nikolas Theodorou (2633) 1-0 · Sofia Cup Rapid 2026 · 2026-08-29
- FM Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan (2357) – GM Javokhir Sindarov (2722) 1-0 · Titled Tue 16th Sep 2025 · 2025-09-16
Highest-rated Lichess games
- manuel-abarca (2587) – steel_balls (2499) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- manuel-abarca (2546) – TERRYBLE777 (2409) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- FM JustAnAppleToday (2435) – SlavaBZ91 (2401) 0-1 · 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
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.