Openings/King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation E85
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5
962 tournament games from this position · White wins 50%, draws 22%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 501 | 48% 22% 30% | 2098 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 440 | 54% 21% 25% | 2140 | 2026 |
| dxe5 | 13 | 23% 38% 38% | 1991 | 2025 |
| Qd2 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 1851 | 2019 |
| Bd3 | 2 | 100% | 1872 | 2016 |
Top games
| Morozevich, A2748–Grischuk, A2764 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2725–Kozul, Z2549 | 1-0 | 32nd TCh-SLO 2022 | 2022 |
| Postny, E2627–Tkachiev, V2644 | 0-1 | 11th Meurthe Festival KO | 2013 |
| Moiseenko, A12622–Kozul, Z2593 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2021 |
| Lupulescu, C2634–Fedorov, Alex2567 | ½-½ | TCh-ROU 2013 | 2013 |
| Novikov, St12513–Naiditsch, A2687 | 0-1 | European Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Martinovic, Sa2552–Kozul, Z2621 | 0-1 | Croatian Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Bocharov, D2602–Fedorov, Alex2565 | 1-0 | 20th Voronezh Master Open | 2016 |
| Gundavaa, B2516–Tkachiev, V2649 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Donchenko, Alexa2595–Fedorov, Alex2566 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 | 2019 |
King's Indian Defense variations
Fianchetto Variation, Immediate FianchettoE60Normal Variation, King's Knight VariationE60King's Indian DefenseE61Fianchetto VariationE60Santasiere VariationE60Normal VariationE70Normal VariationE70Makogonov VariationE71Normal Variation, Deferred FianchettoE72Four Pawns AttackE76Sämisch VariationE80Fianchetto Variation, Delayed FianchettoE62Accelerated Averbakh VariationE70Normal Variation, Standard DevelopmentE73Normal Variation, Rare DefensesE90Smyslov VariationE61Kramer VariationE70Four Pawns Attack, Modern DefenseE76Sämisch Variation, Normal DefenseE81Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl VariationE64Karpov SystemE71Four Pawns AttackE77Steiner AttackE81Semi-Classical VariationE61