Exeter Chess Club: Steve Martinson on Queen's Indian Defence

Queen's Indian Defence

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

 

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Goals for White:

will try to make the thrust e4 to dominate the center; Qc2 is played to prepare for e4; if c4-d4-e4 is allowed, d4-d5 will block in Black's b7 Bishop

Goals for Black:

if e4 is allowed, Black must either (a) effectively attack the Pawn center with his PIECES, or (b) break the center with f5; delaying d5 is often most effective, waiting for disruption at e4; c5 is also used early to bust the center

Common continuations:

4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4

 

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Classical Fianchetto

 

4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5

 

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Classical Fianchetto, Nimzovitch Continuation

 

4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2

 

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Petrosian-Kasparov Variation

 

4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4

 

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Classical Fiachetto, Nimzovitch Continuation
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