KING'S INDIAN SAEMISCH variation

This document identifies the different variations that Black can play against the Samisch Variation – It does not give analysis of ALL the best lines for White, against each of these, however.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 King's Indian Samisch Variation. Now Back has TEN recognised defences. 5... O-O

[5... c5 LINE ONE : THE EARLY c5 LINE Spassky Boris V 2560 - Fischer Robert J 2785 , Sveti-Stefan/Belgrade 1992 Match The main idea of this variation is to get the pawn to c5 before the White bishop comes to e3 - thus avoiding sacking a pawn. Black doesn't mind the ending after the Queen swap. Fischer has played this twice.

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6. dxc5 dxc5 7. Qxd8 Kxd8 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Nge2 b6 (9... Nc6 10. O-O-O b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. g3 Na5 13. b3 e6 14. Bh3 Ke7 Gheorghiu - Fischer, Siegen 1970 15. f5!²) 10. O-O-O Na6!? 11. g3 Nc7 12. f4 e6 13. Bh3 Ke7 14. Rhf1 h6! (14... Bb7 15. f5ƒ) 15. e5 Bb7 16. g4 Rad8 17. Ng3 f6 18. Nce4 fxe5 19. f5! Bxe4 20. Nxe4 gxf5 21. gxf5© Nf6 22. Rg1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Bf8 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Rf1 exf5 26. Rxf5 Kg7 27. Rxe5 Bd6 28. Re4!? (28. Bf4 Re8=) 28... Bxh2 29. Ke2 h5 30. Re7 Kf6 31. Rd7 Be5 32. b3 h4 33. Kf3 Rg8 34. Bg4 h3 35. Rh7 h2 36. Bf4 Rf8! 37. Bxe5 (37. Rh5 Kg6 38. Rg5 Kh7! 39. Rh5 Kg8 40. Rg5 Bg7 41. Rh5 h1=Q! 42. Rxh1 Be5) 37... Kg6! 38. Ke4 Kxh7 39. Bxh2 Re8µ 40. Kf5 Ne6 41. Kf6 Nd4 42. Bd6 Re4 43. Bd7 Re2 44. a4 Rb2 (44... Nxb3?! 45. Bb8 a5 46. Bc7›) 45. Bb8 a5 46. Ba7 Rxb3 47. Ke5 Nf3 48. Kd6 Nd2 49. Be6 Rb4 50. Kc6 Nb3? (50... Nxc4 51. Bxc4 Rxc4 52. Bxb6 Rxa4 53. Kxc5 Ra2 54. Kc4 a4°) 51. Bd5 Rxa4 52. Bxb6 Ra1 53. Bxc5 a4 (53... Nxc5 54. Kxc5 a4 55. Kd6 a3 56. c5=) 54. Bb4 a3 55. c5 Nd4 56. Kd7 Rd1 57. Bxa3! Nc2 58. c6 Rxd5 59. Bd6 Drawn Spassky Boris V 2560 - Fischer Robert J 2785 , Sveti-Stefan/Belgrade 1992 Match ;

5... e5 6. Nge2 c6 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Qd2 O-O transposes to below.;

5... c6 6. Be3 a6 LINE TWO The Byrne variation The idea here is to expand on the Q-side with a6 and b5, thus creating an immediate pawn storm against a White castled Q-side position.

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7. Bd3 b5 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 e5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. a3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Rfd1 +=]

6. Be3 e5

[6... b6 LINE THREE The b6 variation The idea here is to support the c5 push without sacking a pawn. Black may also play the Bishop to b7 or a6.

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Example game see Peake – P.H.Jackson

6... c5 LINE FOUR The c5 Gambit Chekhov variation. Black gambits a pawn for aggressive counterplay on the Black squares.

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6... Nbd7 LINE FIVE The Nbd7 and c5 variation. 7. Qd2 c5 Nbd7 and c5 variation Black supports the c5 break with his Knight, and will play moves such as a6, Qa5 and prepare the b5 break.

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8. Nge2 Qa5 (8... a6 is the most popular move, Qa5 is ok.) 9. dxc5 (9. Rd1 should amount to the same thing. a6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4² is a Sicilian Maroczy bind position. Ne6 12. Nb3 Qd8 13. Be2 b6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rxd8 Nxd8 17. Bxb6 Nc6 18. Kf2 Nd7 19. Be3 Rb8 20. Rd1 Nd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxb2 24. c5 Rc2 25. Nd5 Kf8 26. Nb6 Nxb6 27. cxb6 Kg7 28. Rc4 Rxc4 29. Bxc4 Bb7 30. Ke3 e5 31. f4 Kf6 32. Be2 exf4 33. Kxf4 Ke6 34. Bf3 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Kd6 36. Kg5 f5 37. h4 Kc6 38. Kh6 Kxb6 39. Kxh7 1-0, Campos Moreno Javier B 2484 - Jose Abril Ramon 2361 , Barcelona 2000 Ch Catalunia) 9... dxc5 (9... Nxc5 10. Nd4 is a Sicilian Maroczy bind by tranposition.) 10. Nc1 Rd8? Black now gets in a lot of trouble see Peake Grobbler

6... Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 LINE SIX The Panno variation. Black will play moves such as a6 and Rb8, Re8, e5. If White plays d5 he will play Na5. Again he seeks b5 counterplay.

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Example Game see Peake – H. Carr (Rapidplay)

6... c6 7. Qd2 e5 LINE SEVEN The c6 and e5 variation. Black will play e5. If White plays d5, Black will then play cxd5, opening up the c-file. If White maintains his pawn on d4 Black will look to play EITHER exd4 and then throw a grenade in the centre with d5 break OR maintain his centre with Nbd7 (see below).

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8. Nge2 exd4 9. Nxd4 d5;

6... Na6 LINE EIGHT The Na6 variation Black supports the c5 push. If White plays d5, he will be able to regroup to c7 and play the position as a Benoni.]

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7. Nge2 Nc6

[7... c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 LINE NINE Black plays Nbd7,c6, e5 set-up. Black will play a6, b5 Qa5 or Qb6 to attack on the Q-side.

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9. O-O-O a6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 b5 12. h4 Qa5 13. h5 b4 14. Nb1 Qxa2 15. Ng3 Nb6 16. c5 Nc4 17. Rd2 Na5 18. cxd6 Nb3 19. Kc2 Na1 20. Kc1 Nb3 21. Kc2 Na1 22. Kc1 Drawn Beliavsky Alexander G (SLO) v Kasparov Garry (RUS) Linares 1993.]

LINE TEN

Black plays e5 - the Traditional or Classical variation and (normally) Nc6, which can be considered to be the main line, though Nbd7 and c6 would be line nine. Black will try to force d5, then regroup to e7. He will then regroup his K-Knight (to e8 or d7 or h5) and attack against the base of White's pawn chain with f5, as the start of a King-side attack.

Example Game Peake – Broadbent or see games below.

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8. d5 Ne7 9. g4 [...]

[9... c6 10. Ng3 cxd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. h4 b5 13. h5 b4 14. Na4 Rb8 15. b3 a5 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Bd3 f5 18. gxf5 gxf5 19. h6 Bf6 20. Nh5 f4 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Nxf6 Rxf6 23. Bf2 Qf8 24. Nb2 Rxh6 25. Ke2 Kh8 26. Qe1 Ng8 27. Rxh6 Nxh6 28. a3 Nc5 29. axb4 Nxb3 30. Ra3 a4 31. Rxa4 Bd7 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Qc3 Qa2 34. Bc4 Ba4 35. b5 Nf7 36. Bh4 Qa3 37. Bxb3 1-0, Kasparov Garry 2790 - Burijovich Liliana 2190 , Cordoba 1992 Simultan ;

9... c5 10. h4 Nd7 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bd3 a6 13. h5 Nf8 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. a4 Nc8 16. Kf2 f6 17. a5 Re7 18. Rhb1 Be8 19. h6 Bh8 20. Na4 Rc7 21. b4 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nd7 23. b5 Nf8 24. Ra2 Rf7 25. Rab2 axb5 26. Rxb5 b6 27. axb6 Rb7 28. Bf1 Rxb6 29. Rxb6 Nxb6 30. Qb2 Na4 31. Qc1 Nd7 32. Ra1 Nab6 33. Rxa8 Qxa8 34. Qc2 Kf7 35. Ne2 Qa4 36. Qxa4 Nxa4 37. Ng3 Ndb6 38. Bc1 Nc3 39. Ke1 Ke7 40. Kd2 Nca4 41. Kc2 Nc8 42. Kb3 Nab6 43. Bh3 Kd7 44. Bd2 Ne7 45. g5 Ke8 46. Ba5 Nec8 47. Nh1 fxg5 48. Nf2 Bf6 49. Bg4 Bd8 50. Nh3 Bf6 51. Bd2 Ne7 52. Nxg5 Bxg5 53. Bxg5 Kf7 54. Bd2 Nec8 55. Bxc8 Nxc8 56. Bg5 Nb6 57. Bd8 Nc8 58. Ka4 Ke8 59. Bg5 Kd7 60. Kb5 Kc7 61. Ka6 Nb6 62. Bd8 1-0, Petrosian Tigran V 2640 - Bertok Mario 2430 , Bled 1961 It ]