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King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 (E88)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 O-O 6 Be3 e5
7 d5 c6

Number of games in database: 696
Years covered: 1926 to 2024
Overall record:
   White wins 41.5%
   Black wins 31.6%
   Draws 26.9%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Lev Polugaevsky  11 games
Rainer Knaak  10 games
Yuri Razuvaev  10 games
Svetozar Gligoric  16 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann  10 games
Vasilios Kotronias  9 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1926
Portisch vs Gligoric, 1975
Spassky vs B Gurgenidze, 1959
Gheorghiu vs Kasparov, 1988
Timman vs Kasparov, 1988
B Andersen vs Petrosian, 1960
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 page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 696  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Alekhine vs Euwe 1-0351926Alekhine - Euwe Training MatchE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
2. Flohr vs T Tylor  0-1221930Hastings 2930-Premier ReservesE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
3. H Taube vs H Wagner  1-0681932Hamburg-AltonaE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
4. V Chekhover vs G Kasparian  1-0551945URS-ch sf BakuE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
5. A Zamikhovsky vs Koblents  1-0521949URS-ch sf LeningradE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
6. B Ratner vs R Nezhmetdinov  ½-½551950URS-ch sf GorkyE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
7. H Keller vs L Barden  1-0421952Helsinki Olympiad Final-BE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
8. M Ziembinski vs R Grabczewski  1-0381953Polish ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
9. S Kwapisz vs R Grabczewski  0-1411953Polish ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
10. O Moiseev vs Z Milev  1-0361954World Student Team ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
11. I Birbrager vs M Govbinder  0-1291955URS-ch qf StalinabadE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
12. S Johannessen vs M Farre  0-1291955Wch U20 final-AE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
13. G Fuster vs R Draxl  1-0521955Canadian ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
14. T Ghitescu vs A Navabi  1-0471956Moscow Olympiad qual-4E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
15. M Herink vs J Dolezal  0-1371956Czechoslovak ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
16. J Dolezal vs J Sajtar  ½-½201956Czechoslovak ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
17. K Opocensky vs A Prameshuber  ½-½431957BratislavaE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
18. K Burger vs D Byrne  0-128195758th US OpenE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
19. B H Wood vs B J Moore  0-1281957British ChampionshipE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
20. A Kolarov vs C Orbaan  ½-½501957Wageningen ZonalE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
21. Furman vs Suetin  ½-½341958URS-ch sf MoscowE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
22. B Larsen vs J H Donner 1-0381958Donner - Larsen Zonal PlayoffE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
23. Tal vs Gligoric ½-½311958Portoroz InterzonalE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
24. J Sherwin vs Gligoric 1-0471958Portoroz InterzonalE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
25. A Angos vs Ivkov  0-1401958Munich Olympiad qual-4E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-14-04  Dillinger: I heart E88!
[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.11.14"]
[White "Dillinger"]
[Black "Giessener"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1541"]
[BlackElo "1792"]
[ECO "E88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5 b6 10. Bh6 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. h4 f5 15. h5 fxe4 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Qh6+ Kf7 18. Qh7+ Kf6 19. Nxe4+ Kf5 20. g4# 1-0

Nov-14-04  azaris: Now I remember the reason I don't play the KID as Black...
Jul-11-09  WhiteRook48: Now I know the reason I play the KID as white
normally in the Samisch I would play 5 f3 0-0 6 b3 to prevent dropping any pawns
Oct-12-11  edbermac: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Ne8 10. Qd2 f5 11. exf5

The database gives 11...gf, why doesn't Black capture Bf5?

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