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E8117 plies · black to move

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, with Bg5

The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, with Bg5 is a chess opening classified under ECO code E81 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 9 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Bxh6. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black b
6
Black p
Black p
Black n
Black p
White b
5
Black p
White p
4
White p
White p
3
White n
White p
2
White p
White p
White q
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
d
e
White k
f
White b
g
White n
h
White r

Resulting Position