Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto E62
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King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E61.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Qb6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E61
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 14
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