Dutch Defense Fianchetto Variation

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

The book line for Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation is d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nf3, b6, g3. This page collects the 12 named lines under that variation.

12 named lines · ECO E15, E17 · 279 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation

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  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. e6
  5. Nf3
  6. b6
  7. g3

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.

Named lines

  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1

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