Tree path 3 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › Queen's Knight Variation
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- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- Queen's Knight Variation A16 you are here
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
Overview
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A16.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
The line arises from 3 plies — specifically the moves 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3.
It is a variation of English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
It branches into 4 notable variations — English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System, and others.
Together the deeper variations number 12 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A16
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 12
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Variations (4)
Show all 12 sub-variations (full subtree)
- A16 English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense 4-ply
- A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld 7-ply
- A17 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System 4-ply
- A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation 5-ply
- A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 7-ply
- A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 10-ply
- A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 10-ply
- A17 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English 6-ply
- A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation 10-ply
- A17 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 10-ply
- A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 8-ply
- A16 English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi Variation 12-ply