Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e4

ECO E12

The Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit is a chess opening line in the Queen's Indian Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e4.

It is catalogued under code E12 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e4 is chosen by White on move 7.

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