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Opening· 10 plies

Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO E14), reached after 10 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7.

Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line ECO E14
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About this opening

Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code E14. ECO group E (E00–E99) covers Indian defences against 1.d4, covering the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian and Catalan systems. This particular variation is reached after 10 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e6, 3.Nf3 Bb4+, 4.Nbd2 b6, 5.e3 Bb7. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.