Tree path 7 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation › Traditional Line › Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation › Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation › Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Fianchetto Variation E15
- Traditional Line E15
- Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation E17
- Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation E17
- Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation E17 you are here
Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation is a specific line in the Indian Defenses family (ECO E17), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3, after 13 plies of opening development.
The line refines Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, which traces back to the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E17
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 13
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