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E127 plies · black to move

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation

The Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation 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 4 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black p
Black n
5
4
White p
White p
3
White n
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
White b
g
h
White r

Resulting Position