Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4g6
- 3.Nc3Bg7
- 4.e4d6
- 5.f3O-O
- 6.Be3b6
820 games
A rare King's Indian Sämisch sideline in which Black plays 6...b6 to fianchetto both bishops, aiming the queen's bishop at White's e4 pawn.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Double Fianchetto
The Double Fianchetto, 6...b6, prepares ...Bb7 so that both of Black's bishops work along the long diagonals. The queen's bishop aims at e4 instead of Black challenging White's pawn mass at once with ...e5 or ...c5. It is a rarely played sideline. White most often answers with 7. Qd2 or 7. Bd3, keeping e4 well supported, and scores well in practice. Engines give White a slight edge.