ECO E12

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO E12. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3

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

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • E13: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb7

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