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A48

Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation

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Overview

Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A48.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6, after 8 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from East Indian Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
A48
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
8
Parent
East Indian Defense

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