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E12

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense

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Overview

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E12.

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

It is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7.

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

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ECO code
E12
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
10
Parent
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation

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