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
The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense 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. It is a line of the King's Indian Defense. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 285 times by this move order. White won 49%, 6% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 7. Qd2 (49% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.56 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. Rb1 Rb8)
- ECO
- E83
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/ppp1ppbp/2np1np1/8/2PPP3/2N1BP2/PP4PP/R2QKBNR w KQ - 3 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 104 | |
| 2000+ | 179 | |
| All | 285 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Qd2 | 139 (49%) | |
| 7. Nge2 | 67 (24%) | |
| 7. Bd3 | 49 (17%) | |
| 7. a3 | 13 (5%) | |
| 7. d5 | 11 (4%) | |
| 7. h3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 7. Rc1 | 1 (0%) | |
| 7. Be2 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
388 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 19%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) – Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- Stockfish dev-20231010-00263636 (3673) – LCZero 0.31-dag-e429eeb-BT3-2790000 (3642) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-10-12
- LCZero 0.30-dag-a9b25c2b-BT2-3 (3598) – Stockfish dev-20230409-b36d39d (3639) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-04-24
- Stockfish dev-20230409-b36d39d (3639) – LCZero 0.30-dag-a9b25c2b-BT2-3 (3598) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 24 Superfinal 2023 · 2023-04-24
- GM Luka Lenic (2622) – GM Robert Markus (2662) 1-0 · 42nd Olympiad 2016 · 2016-09-05
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Superfm1 (2621) – TimeBombMan (2751) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- rustevs (2534) – Gertrude_Weichsel (2534) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- papugosh (2608) – crazy_batman (2442) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
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
Continuations
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation E83 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation E83 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Rb8
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.