Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Knights Variation › Alburt-Miles Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Knights Variation A46
- Alburt-Miles Variation A46 you are here
Indian Defense: Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation
Overview
Indian Defense: Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A46.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 a6.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Indian Defense: Knights Variation, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- A46
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
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