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King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation (E85)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 O-O 6 Be3 e5

Number of games in database: 129
Years covered: 1839 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 47.3%
   Black wins 22.5%
   Draws 30.2%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Jaroslav Sajtar  4 games
Lajos Portisch  3 games
Anatoli Karpov  3 games
Max Euwe  3 games
Moshe Czerniak  3 games
Juan Traian Iliesco  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Capablanca vs Menchik, 1935
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961
Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1931
Tolush vs Geller, 1952
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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 129  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Geizenleichter vs Tiemeyer 0-131 1839 PostalE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
2. W Schelfhout vs Euwe  0-153 1925 AmsterdamE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
3. Botvinnik vs Alatortsev 1-027 1931 Moscow ch-SUE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
4. Menchik vs G A Thomas 1-024 1932 LondonE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
5. E Reinhardt vs H Heinicke  0-135 1932 Hamburg-Altona GERE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
6. Alekhine vs Ridlington+3 players  ½-½54 1933 Hong KongE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
7. Alekhine vs Paul BW  1-054 1933 Hong KongE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
8. Rellstab vs Carls  1-050 1933 Bad AachenE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
9. G Weissgerber vs Carls  1-036 1933 Bad AachenE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
10. I Rabinovich vs M Yudovich Sr.  1-037 1933 URS-ch08E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
11. V Mikenas vs Tartakower  ½-½51 1935 PolandE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
12. Capablanca vs Menchik 1-032 1935 MoscowE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
13. V Makogonov vs Bondarevsky  1-027 1937 URS-ch10E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
14. T Regedzinski vs Pelikan  1-038 1937 7th olm finalE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
15. Euwe vs Pirc  ½-½40 1938 Hastings3839 ;HCL 24E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
16. Bondarevsky vs Smyslov  1-026 1939 17, Leningrad/Moscow ;HCL 32E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
17. P N Wallis vs Euwe 0-129 1939 BournemouthE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
18. M Czerniak vs J Traian Iliesco  1-043 1940 Buenos Aires ARGE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
19. J Vinuesa vs M Czerniak  ½-½56 1941 Mar del PlataE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
20. T P Possi vs Najdorf  0-126 1945 Vina del Mar ;HCL 41E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
21. Jacobo Bolbochan vs J Traian Iliesco  1-042 1946 Mar del Plata ARGE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
22. R Sanguineti vs J Traian Iliesco 0-161 1946 Mar del Plata ARGE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
23. Jacobo Bolbochan vs Euwe  0-135 1947 Mar del PlataE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
24. O Garcia Vera vs M Czerniak  0-144 1949 Rosario ARGE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
25. Sajtar vs K Piskov  1-073 1950 CSR-BULE85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-23-03   mprchess: Check out the percentages! Amazing!
Nov-23-03   PinkPanther: Probably the only legitimate contribution Saemisch ever made to the game, seeing as how the Saemisch variation of the Nimzo Indian isn't viewed as being too respectable anymore.
Nov-23-03
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: My favorite lines in the Samisch Attack are ones where the center becomes blocked, White castles long, and both sides initiate pawn storms on each other's position. I learned a lot about chess playing this opening, when it dawned on me that White can be slightly better off because he hasn't pushed his a or b pawns, while Black has played the weakening ...g6 move.

Of course I was told for years that pushing pawns in front of one's king (or anywhere for that matter) incurs serious weaknesses, but it never really hit home until I started to conduct pawn storms with f3, g4, h4, and h5, tearing holes in the enemy position. Meanwhile Black can push a pawn to b3; but that's met with a3, or he can push a pawn to a3, but that's met with b3. In summary: Flat pawns = safe pawns. Fianchetto = taking your life into your own hands.

Nov-23-03
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: <Probably the only legitimate contribution Saemisch ever made to the game> That's not true at all; he was a prominent opening theoretician. Don't think that player's contributions stop at the openings named in their honor. I can't site an example off the top of my head but I've read in more than one opening book "such-and-such a move was an idea of Saemisch..."
Mar-27-04   morphyvsfischer: <Sneaky and anyone else who cares> I find this funny: As you know, Fischer often played KID, but despised the Sicilian Dragon because of the 'pry open the h file, sac sac mate!' assesment. However, White, in the Saemich, can play pretty much the same way, with more space, and an advantage with a locked up Qside! The ultimate irony in chess...
Sep-21-06   BaranDuin: Not really, in the yuguslav attack white has already developped his white square bishop, which usually stays at home for a long time in this line.
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