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E63

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line

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Overview

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, Korchnoi Line is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E63.

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 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. Nd2, after 19 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.

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ECO code
E63
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
19
Parent
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation

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