Tree path 7 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: Steiner Attack
- 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: Steiner Attack E81 you are here
King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack
Overview
King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E81.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 11 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.
It branches into 3 notable variations — King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack, King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack, King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack.
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- ECO code
- E81
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 3
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