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, Modern System
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- Rare Defenses E90
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E91
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E92
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E94
- Aronin-Taimanov Defense E97
- King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System E97 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under 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. Nd2.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
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- ECO code
- E97
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 17
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