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King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line (E84)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 O-O 6 Be3 Nc6
7 Nge2 a6 8 Qd2 Rb8

Number of games in database: 1234
Years covered: 1958 to 2024
Overall record:
   White wins 42.4%
   Black wins 27.8%
   Draws 29.8%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Yuri Razuvaev  13 games
Margeir Petursson  12 games
Jacob Murey  10 games
John Nunn  20 games
Mikhail Golubev  16 games
Eduard Gufeld  12 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Kramnik vs V Isupov, 1990
A Kuligowski vs J Przewoznik, 1976
Karpov vs C Hansen, 1995
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973
Kasparov vs Spassky, 1983
Spassky vs Fischer, 1992
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 page 1 of 50; games 1-25 of 1,234  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T Lomaia vs Taimanov  0-1301958URS-ch sf BakuE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
2. Antoshin vs R Nezhmetdinov 0-1461961RUS-ch playoff 2nd placeE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
3. E Varnusz vs Portisch  0-1351961Hungarian ChampionshipE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
4. M Albareda Creus vs I Bilek  ½-½321961European Team ChampionshipE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
5. Polugaevsky vs Bobotsov  ½-½281961BUL-RUSE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
6. I Zilber vs Y Kots  ½-½2619613rd Soviet Team CupE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
7. Averbakh vs Gipslis  0-1321961USSR Championship 1961bE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
8. Bagirov vs Taimanov  ½-½411961USSR Championship 1961bE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
9. V Zheliandinov vs R Nezhmetdinov 0-1321962Vologda, USSRE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
10. A Blagidze vs I Nei  0-1401962Baltic Republics and GeorgiaE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
11. L Popov vs Bobotsov  ½-½391962Bulgarian ChampionshipE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
12. A Zirngibl vs A Csulits  0-1231962East German ChampionshipE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
13. A Lukic vs E Bukic  0-1461962Yugoslav ChampionshipE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
14. Pachman vs Najdorf 1-0481962Capablanca MemorialE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
15. R Drozd vs M Pavlov  1-0771962BucharestE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
16. R Drozd vs Gheorghiu  ½-½461962BucharestE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
17. L Popov vs M Pavlov  ½-½251962BucharestE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
18. F Thorbergsson vs V Shiyanovsky  ½-½271962BucharestE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
19. V Liavdansky vs N Levin  1-0371962All-Union Mass TournamentE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
20. Pachman vs V Ciocaltea  ½-½431962Capablanca MemorialE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
21. F Thorbergsson vs G Tringov  ½-½491962Marianske LazneE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
22. E Cobo Arteaga vs V Ciocaltea  ½-½311962Capablanca MemorialE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
23. Petrosian vs Fischer ½-½251962Curacao CandidatesE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
24. B Shipov vs Savon  0-1461962URS-ch sf Burevestnik-chE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
25. S L Jones vs L Gilden  1-033196263rd US OpenE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-17-05  JoshuaJ8588: This variation for black is an extremely good one in the King's Indian. Black will give up a pawn and recieve excellent compensation for it.
Feb-17-05  JoshuaJ8588: King's Indian players have found the weapon to the Samisch!!
Jun-20-05  JoshuaJ8588: Why has the Panno not been seen much anymore? It is a great tool to fight the Samisch and white can get into great difficulty if he does not know how to play accurately.
Jun-20-05  maoam: <JoshuaJ8588>

The gambit line 6...c5! was rehabilitated; the model game for Black when White accepts is Kramnik vs Shirov, 1992. White's best try is to refuse the offer and play for a Benoni structure, for example Kasimdzhanov vs A Volokitin, 2003.

Jul-20-05  SEVEN: If this is a good line for black how we explain the following? White wins 42.9%
Black wins 28.0%
Draws 29.1%
Nov-30-05  Dudley: About average- but compared to the only 20% Black wins in other KID variations it looks pretty good.
Dec-17-07  arnaud1959: I'm a Saemisch player with white and honestly this variation is the one which makes me less comfortable. The idea is simple. White gives up the e5 square which allows Black to play ♘c6. Now white cannot play d5 like in variations with ♘f3.

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