E89 King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
E89 holds a single named line. It leaves E86 (King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation) with 8.d5 cxd5. When the reference line ends, Black is one pawn up on material. No other King’s Indian Defense code shares this. White, to move in that position, has 46 legal moves, the most of the 39 King’s Indian Defense codes. Black’s pieces and pawns attack six squares in White’s half, the second-highest count of the 39 King’s Indian Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | g6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | Bg7 |
| 4 | e4 | d6 |
| 5 | f3 | O-O |
| 6 | Be3 | e5 |
| 7 | Nge2 | c6 |
| 8 | d5 | cxd5 |
Moves only E89 plays
Same as E86 up to 7...c6, then:
- 8.d5 The d-pawn advances to d5, covering c6 and e6, opening a line for the queen on d1 and the bishop on e3.
- 8...cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c4 and e4.
The road to E89
- 1.d4 … 6.Be3nine earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E60, E61, E70, E80, E81
- 6...e5E85 Orthodox Variation
- 7...c6E86 Sämisch Variation
- 8...cxd5E89
The position after 8...cxd5
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 has a half-open d-file; Black a half-open c-file. White could capture with Bxa7, Nxd5, Qxd5, cxd5, exd5.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| E87 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | four squares: g1, e2, d5, c7 |
| E88 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | four squares: g1, e2, d5, c6 |
| E85 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation | five squares: g1, e2, d4, d5, c7 |
| B76 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | seven squares: c2, e2, c4, d4, d5, e5, e7 |
| A68 | Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack | nine squares: c1, e2, e3, f3, c4, f4, c5, d5 … |
| E81 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | nine squares: c1, g1, e2, e3, d4, d5, e5, c7 … |
| E82 | King’s Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto | nine squares: g1, e2, d4, d5, e5, b6, b7, c7 … |