Tree path 7 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 › Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation
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Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation

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Overview

Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E14.

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

It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4.

It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.

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ECO code
E14
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
17
Parent
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3

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