Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto › King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation
- 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, Simagin Variation
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation 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.
The line arises from 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto, 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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