Tree path 9 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation › Normal Defense › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense E60
- King's Indian Defense E61
- Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation E70
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation E80
- Normal Defense E81
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation E85
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation E87
- King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense E87 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E87.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 23 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Ke2 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, part of the broader Indian Defense: West Indian Defense system.
It continues primarily into one named line, King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation.
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- ECO code
- E87
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 23
- Direct variations
- 1
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