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Reference position · White to move

E85 King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation

E85 holds a single named line. It leaves E81 (King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense) with 6.Be3 e5. That final move, by the e-pawn, covers d4 and f4 and opens a line for the queen on d8. Of all other reference positions, the board of E87 (Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation) comes closest, two squares apart.

Score sheet
#WhiteBlack
1d4Nf6
2c4g6
3Nc3Bg7
4e4d6
5f3O-O
6Be3e5

The road to E85

  1. 1.d4 … 4...d6seven earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60, E61, E70
  2. 5.f3E80 Sämisch Variation
  3. 5...O-OE81 Normal Defense
  4. 6...e5E85

The position after 6...e5

White has brought out the knight on c3 and bishop on e3; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. White could capture with dxe5. White is to move and has 40 legal moves.

WhiteBlackMaterial (pawn units)3939Minor pieces developed22Moves spent on pawns43Pawns on d4, e4, d5, e521Squares attacked in the other half75not castledcastled kingside, move 5

Codes that branch off from E85

The reference lines of two other codes leave E85 from the position after 6...e5, each with its own moves.

CodeMovesReference line
E867.Nge2 c6King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
E877.d5King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation

Closest boards in other codes

CodeLineDiffers on
E82King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchettofour squares: e5, b6, b7, e7
E83King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defensefour squares: e5, c6, e7, b8
E88King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variationfour squares: d4, d5, c6, c7
E89King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Linefive squares: g1, e2, d4, d5, c7
B76Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attackseven squares: g1, c2, c4, d4, e5, c7, e7
E92King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variationseven squares: c1, f1, g1, e2, f2, e3, f3
E77King’s Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attackeight squares: c1, f1, e2, e3, f3, f4, e5, e7

Where lines continue from here

Six named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 6...e5. Besides the codes above, they belong to E88, E89.

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