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E12

Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation

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Overview

Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4, after 7 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
E12
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
7
Parent
Queen's Indian Defense

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