King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Rb8
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E83, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 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 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 0% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qd2 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.64 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 8. Rc1 a6 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Ne7)
- ECO
- E83
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
1rbq1rk1/ppp1ppbp/2np1np1/8/2PPP3/2N1BP2/PP2N1PP/R2QKB1R w KQ - 5 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Rb8
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qd2 | 2 (67%) | |
| 8. d5 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
15 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 27%, draw 13%, Black 60%). The strongest:
- GM Tsegmed Batchuluun (2489) – GM A.R. Saleh Salem (2625) 1-0 · 15th Asian Continental · 2016-06-02
- FM Bogdan Posedaru (2348) – GM Petar Drenchev (2491) 1-0 · 37th Bulgarian Open 2015 · 2015-02-05
- FM Teimur Toktomushev (2295) – IM Joaquin Fiorito (2399) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st May Early · 2024-05-21
- FM Volker Seifert (2300) – IM Bernd Voekler (2359) 0-1 · 2nd Bundesliga Ost 19-20 · 2019-10-20
- FM Sasa Pantelic (2294) – GM Heikki M.J. Westerinen (2282) 1/2-1/2 · Narcis 1 IM 2018 · 2018-09-26
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Goose_76 (2202) – Tacloban69 (2335) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
- warrior666 (2060) – karaya14 (2062) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Med325 (2049) – karaya14 (2040) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6
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.