King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E84, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8. 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 14 times by this move order. White won 79%, 0% were drawn and Black won 21%. The most popular continuation is 9. Nc1 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.50 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 9. h4 h5 10. Rc1 e6 11. g3 Re8)
- ECO
- E84
- Moves
- 16 plies
- FEN
1rbq1rk1/1pp1ppbp/p1np1np1/8/2PPP3/2N1BP2/PP1QN1PP/R3KB1R w KQ - 2 9- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 13 | |
| All | 14 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 9. Nc1 | 5 (36%) | |
| 9. Rc1 | 3 (21%) | |
| 9. h4 | 2 (14%) | |
| 9. g4 | 2 (14%) | |
| 9. d5 | 1 (7%) | |
| 9. Ng3 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
325 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 26%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3628) – Ethereal14.35 (3523) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-30
- Ethereal14.35 (3523) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3628) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Premier 2024 · 2024-04-28
- GM Anish Giri (2696) – GM Hao Wang (2739) 0-1 · 45th Biel GM · 2012-07-26
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2665) – GM Anton Demchenko (2639) 1/2-1/2 · 66th ch-RUS HL · 2013-06-26
- GM Ildar Khairullin (2658) – GM Anton Demchenko (2639) 1/2-1/2 · 66th ch-RUS HL · 2013-06-28
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SkitiaN (2539) – FM sergeikim2003 (2495) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- wuyouruo (2414) – Lukcza (2446) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- MrIbiza (2443) – Brenjos (2392) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6
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.