Tree path 7 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3
E14

Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3

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Overview

Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E14.

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. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5, after 18 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.

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ECO code
E14
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
18
Parent
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3

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