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E83

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

The Sämisch Variation features the aggressive f3, supporting the centre and preparing for a kingside pawn storm or positional play. It's one of the most critical tests of the King's Indian.

History & Notable Players

Named after Fritz Sämisch. It's been a favoured weapon against the KID at the highest levels.

Top Players in this Opening

Spassky, Boris V10 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev6 gamesDuda,J4 gamesFischer, Robert James3 gamesTimman, Jan H3 gamesBeliavsky, Alexander G3 gamesFirouzja,Alireza2 gamesPortisch, Lajos2 gamesKasparov, Gary2 gamesKorchnoi,V2 games

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