Chess Codex
Tree path 10 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 › King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation
  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. King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation E80
  7. Normal Defense E81
  8. King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation E85
  9. King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation E87
  10. King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense E87
  11. King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation E87 you are here
E87

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation

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Overview

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation, Bronstein Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E87.

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

The line arises from 24 plies — specifically the moves 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 Nxc4.

It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.

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ECO code
E87
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
24
Parent
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bronstein Defense

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