Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation

The Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E16 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 6 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7. The resulting position leaves white to move.