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E126 plies · white to move
Queen's Indian Defense
The Queen's Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code E12 in the Indian Defences family, where Black responds to 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, and King's Indian. It is reached after 3 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6. The resulting position leaves white to move.
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
Resulting Position (FEN)
rnbqkb1r/p1pp1ppp/1p2pn2/8/2PP4/5N2/PP2PPPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 41
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