Classical Queens

In the opening book this is the Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation.

The book line for Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation is d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nf3, b6, g3, Bb7. This page collects the 7 named lines under that variation.

7 named lines · ECO E17, E18, E19 · 324 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation

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  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. e6
  5. Nf3
  6. b6
  7. g3
  8. Bb7
  9. Bg2
  10. Be7
  11. O-O

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  5. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  6. Black pawn moves from b7 to b6.
  7. White pawn moves from g2 to g3.
  8. Black bishop moves from c8 to b7.
  9. White bishop moves from f1 to g2.
  10. Black bishop moves from f8 to e7.
  11. White castles kingside.

Named lines

  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nd4
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense (E18) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na6
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation (E18) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line (E18) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line (E19) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3

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