Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation › Panno Variation › Blockade Line
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation E60
- Panno Variation E63
- Blockade Line E63 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Blockade Line is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E63.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 20 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
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- ECO code
- E63
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 20
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