Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Kavalek Defense
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- Kavalek Defense E62 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E62.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Qa5, after 14 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
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- ECO code
- E62
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 14
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