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Opening· 23 plies

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO E87), reached after 23 half-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.

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense ECO E87
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About this opening

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code E87. ECO group E (E00–E99) covers Indian defences against 1.d4, covering the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian and Catalan systems. This particular variation is reached after 23 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 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.

It belongs to the King's Indian Defense family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Sämisch Variation → Bronstein Defense line). The immediate parent line is King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, transitioned via 12.Ke2.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 g6, 3.Nc3 Bg7, 4.e4 d6, 5.f3 O-O, 6.Be3 e5. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.