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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under 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 7 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Indian Defense, part of the broader Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit.
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- ECO code
- E12
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Queen's Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 3
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