Lion cannot... but stronger player can say? And perhap tell us why the Saemich is much less popular, apparently... at one point was the main way to defeat the KID?
There is a gambit line for Black (involving ... c5) that seems to have taken most of the winning chances out of the Saemish. As far as I know.
The winning chances are only gone if white accepts the gambit.
This is what Kramnik says about the King's Indian Defense. https://livestream.com/accounts/1504418/lcc2014/videos/70972178