Tree path 10 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation › Normal Defense › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation E80
- Normal Defense E81
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation E85
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation E87
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense E87
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation E87 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E87.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
The line arises from 24 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Ke2 Nxc4.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E87
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 24
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Statistics from Lichess
179 games · White 56.4% / Draw 7.3% / Black 36.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Rc1 | 93 | |
| b3 | 56 | |
| Nb5 | 10 | |
| Nh3 | 8 | |
| Qe7 | 4 | |
| Nd1 | 4 | |
| Rb1 | 2 | |
| Qf2 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:30:57
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