Chess opening · ECO E12
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation is catalogued under ECO code E12. It is reached after 5 moves (9 half-moves): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. d4. It is a named variation of the Queen's Indian Defense, which has 53 catalogued lines in total.
Comes from
More Queen's Indian Defense lines
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky SystemE14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky SystemE14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional VariationE17
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov VariationE12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky SystemE14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto VariationE15
- Queen's Indian Defense: Classical VariationE17
- Queen's Indian DefenseE12