Chess Codex
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: Petrosian Variation › Normal Defense › King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense
  1. Chess Codex
  2. Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
  3. King's Indian Defense E61
  4. Normal Variation E70
  5. King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
  6. Rare Defenses E90
  7. King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E91
  8. King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation E92
  9. King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation E92
  10. Normal Defense E93
  11. King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense E93 you are here
E93

King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense

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Overview

King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Keres Defense is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E93.

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. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4, after 21 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.

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ECO code
E93
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
21
Parent
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense

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