Queen's Indian Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

ECO E12

The Queen's Indian Defense is a chess opening reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, catalogued under code E12 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

18 named continuations branch from this position, including the Kasparov Variation and the Kasparov-Petrosian Variation.

Named variations

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