ECO E12 · Queen's Indian Defense

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation

The position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3.

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 9 half-moves in · 4 named continuations

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3

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d5 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line E12
Be7 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense E12
Ne4 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation E12
g6 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation E12

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Variations of Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation

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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation is filed under ECO E12, a variation of Queen's Indian Defense. It is the position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 — 9 half-moves in, with Black to move. From here theory names 4 continuations: d5, Be7, Ne4, g6.