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: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation
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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation

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Overview

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E17.

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

It begins with 13 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
E17
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
13
Parent
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation

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