Tree path 10 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Rare Defenses › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › Aronin-Taimanov Defense › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack
E97

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack

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Overview

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E97.

The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.

The line arises from 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4.

It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.

It branches into 2 notable variations — Sokolov's Line, Yepishin's Line.

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ECO code
E97
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
17
Parent
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense
Direct variations
2

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Variations (2)