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Reference position · White to move

E86 King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

E86 holds a single named line. It leaves E85 (King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation) with 7.Nge2 c6. That final move, by the c-pawn, covers b5 and d5 and opens a line for the queen on d8. Of all other reference positions, the board of E89 (Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line) comes closest, three squares apart.

Score sheet
#WhiteBlack
1d4Nf6
2c4g6
3Nc3Bg7
4e4d6
5f3O-O
6Be3e5
7Nge2c6

The road to E86

  1. 1.d4 … 5.f3eight earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60, E61, E70, E80
  2. 5...O-OE81 Normal Defense
  3. 6...e5E85 Orthodox Variation
  4. 7...c6E86

The position after 7...c6

White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on e2 and bishop on e3; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on g7. White could capture with dxe5. White is to move and has 39 legal moves.

WhiteBlackMaterial (pawn units)3939Minor pieces developed32Moves spent on pawns44Pawns on d4, e4, d5, e521Squares attacked in the other half75not castledcastled kingside, move 5

Codes that branch off from E86

The reference lines of one other code leave E86 from the position after 7...c6, each with its own moves.

CodeMovesReference line
E898.d5 cxd5King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line

Closest boards in other codes

CodeLineDiffers on
E88King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variationfour squares: g1, e2, d4, d5
E87King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variationsix squares: g1, e2, d4, d5, c6, c7
B76Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attackseven squares: c2, e2, c4, d4, e5, c6, e7
E83King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defenseseven squares: g1, e2, e5, c6, c7, e7, b8
E81King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defenseeight squares: c1, g1, e2, e3, e5, c6, c7, e7
E82King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchettoeight squares: g1, e2, e5, b6, c6, b7, c7, e7
E92King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variationeight squares: c1, f1, e2, f2, e3, f3, c6, c7

Where lines continue from here

One named line filed under other codes passes through the position after 7...c6. It belongs to the code listed above.

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