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King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line (E89)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 O-O 6 Be3 e5
7 d5 c6 8 Nge2 cxd5

Number of games in database: 143
Years covered: 1947 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 37.8%
   Black wins 26.6%
   Draws 35.7%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Luben Popov  8 games
Milko Bobotsov  5 games
Raymond Keene  4 games
Svetozar Gligoric  7 games
Leonard Barden  4 games
Jonathan Penrose  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Tal vs Gligoric, 1959
Keene vs P C Griffiths, 1964
Pachman vs A Tsvetkov, 1947
Smyslov vs Geller, 1955
L Barden vs Gligoric, 1961
J N Sugden vs Keene, 1962
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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 143  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Pachman vs A Tsvetkov 1-0371947MoscowE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
2. M Bertok vs G Porreca  0-1281953OpatijaE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
3. Z Doda vs S Kwapisz  1-0281953Polish ChampionshipE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
4. J Lokvenc vs Geller ½-½401954Amsterdam Olympiad qual-1E89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
5. M Bely vs A Ozsvath  1-0741954Hungarian ChampionshipE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
6. Smyslov vs Geller 0-1341955USSR ChampionshipE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
7. Portisch vs E Gereben  1-0411955Hungarian ChampionshipE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
8. Golombek vs V Nestler  ½-½221956Clare Benedict CupE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
9. Szabo vs Petrosian  ½-½311956Amsterdam CandidatesE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
10. Golombek vs Szabo  ½-½471956Moscow Olympiad Final-AE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
11. I Balanel vs Najdorf  ½-½571956Moscow Olympiad Final-AE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
12. Golombek vs Uhlmann  ½-½211956Alekhine MemorialE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
13. N Padevsky vs Najdorf  ½-½281956Alekhine MemorialE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
14. Najdorf vs Horacio Albert  1-0281957Mar del PlataE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
15. A Tsvetkov vs H Smailbegovic  1-0351957SarajevoE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
16. Najdorf vs F Olafsson ½-½301957DallasE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
17. H Berliner vs Fischer ½-½571957United States Championship 1957/58E89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
18. T van Scheltinga vs J H Donner  ½-½411958HoogovensE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
19. Petrosian vs J Lokvenc 1-0291958Munich Olympiad qual-1E89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
20. E Romani vs K Dreyer  1-0361958Munich Olympiad Final-CE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
21. Bobotsov vs Gligoric 0-1371958Munich Olympiad Final-AE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
22. W Pietzsch vs J Lokvenc  1-0531959DresdenE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
23. A Kolarov vs N Iordanov  1-0411959Bulgarian ChampionshipE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
24. Szabo vs Gligoric ½-½611959Yugoslavia - HungaryE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
25. Tal vs Gligoric 1-0471959Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade CandidatesE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
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