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E8416 plies · white to move

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line

The King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code E84 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 8 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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White r
White b
White k
White r
2
White p
White p
White n
White q
White p
White p
3
White p
White b
White n
4
White p
White p
White p
5
6
Black p
Black n
Black p
Black n
Black p
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Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
g
Black k
f
Black r
e
d
Black q
c
Black b
b
Black r
a

Resulting Position