ECO E12

Queen's Indian Defense

Queen's Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO E12. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6.

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

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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