Openings and endgames
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Indian Defense
The broad name for an opening family in which Black answers the queen pawn by moving the kingside knight out first.
Nimzo-Indian Defense
A defense to d4 in which ...Bb4 pins the c3-knight and pressures White's center without filling it with black pawns.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White's queen goes to c2 to support e4 and prepare a queen recapture on c3.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Rubinstein System
A broad Nimzo-Indian system defined by the e3 advance, a solid move that frees the king's bishop and permits flexible development.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Gligorić System
A Nimzo-Indian system where White develops with e3, a knight on f3, and a bishop on d3 while Black attacks the center.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Hübner Variation
A Nimzo-Indian line where Black exchanges the bishop for the c3-knight, damages White's structure, and aims to close the center.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, St. Petersburg Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where Black answers e3 with b6 and prepares to develop the queen's bishop on b7.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Sämisch Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White advances the a-pawn, invites the exchange on c3, and accepts doubled pawns for two bishops.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Kmoch Variation
An ambitious Nimzo-Indian variation where White advances the f-pawn to prepare a broad center with e4.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Leningrad Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White develops the dark-squared bishop to g5 before restricting it with e3.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Romanishin Variation
A flexible Nimzo-Indian variation where White advances the g-pawn and prepares the king's bishop for g2.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Spielmann Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White's queen goes to b3 to attack Black's bishop on b4 immediately.
Nimzo-Indian Defense, Three Knights Variation
A Nimzo-Indian variation where White develops the king's knight to f3 before fixing the central pawn structure.
Queen's Indian Defense
A defense to d4 in which Black prepares ...Bb7 with ...b6 and controls the center with pieces rather than occupying it immediately.
Queen's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation
A White system that prepares the bishop on g2 to control a long diagonal, support the center, and help secure the king.
Queen's Indian Defense, Classical Variation
A line in which both sides develop a bishop on a long diagonal before deciding how to occupy or challenge the center.
Queen's Indian Defense, Petrosian Variation
A White system that advances the a2-pawn to a3, preventing Black’s bishop from reaching b4 and preparing the knight on c3.
Queen's Indian Defense, Kasparov Variation
A line where White immediately develops the b1-knight to c3 and allows Black’s bishop to move to b4.
Queen's Indian Defense, Spassky System
A flexible system that advances the e2-pawn to e3, frees the f1-bishop, and helps White secure the king quickly.
Bogo-Indian Defense
A defense to d4 in which Black develops the bishop to b4 with check after White's king knight has moved to f3.
Bogo-Indian Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation
A Bogo-Indian line in which White blocks the check with Bd2 and Black supports the bishop with ...Qe7.
Bogo-Indian Defense, Retreat Variation
A Bogo-Indian branch in which Black gives a bishop check and, after White blocks it, retreats without exchanging.
King's Indian Defense
A defense to d4 in which Black allows White to build a large pawn center and later challenges it with moves such as ...e5 or ...c5.
King's Indian Defense, Classical Variation
A major King's Indian line where White builds a broad center while Black prepares pawn advances that attack it.
King's Indian Defense, Mar del Plata Variation
A closed King's Indian line where White advances on the side where the queen began and Black advances on the side where the king began.
King's Indian Defense, Bayonet Attack
A King's Indian branch where White rapidly advances pawns on the side where the queen began.
King's Indian Defense, Petrosian Variation
A King's Indian variation where White locks the center before securing the king and tries to restrict Black's play.
King's Indian Defense, Gligorić-Taimanov System
A King's Indian system where White moves the bishop beside the queen out before deciding whether to lock the center.
King's Indian Defense, Sämisch Variation
A King's Indian variation where White plays f3 to reinforce e4 and prepare an aggressive expansion.
King's Indian Defense, Sämisch Variation, Panno Formation
A Black formation against the Sämisch that prepares expansion and pressure on the side where the queens began.
King's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation
A King's Indian variation where White develops the bishop to g2 for king safety and long-range pressure.
King's Indian Defense, Four Pawns Attack
A variation where White places pawns on c4, d4, e4, and f4 to gain major space and dominate the center.
King's Indian Defense, Averbakh Variation
A King's Indian variation where White actively places the queenside bishop to restrain Black's central pawn advance.
King's Indian Defense, Makogonov Variation
A King's Indian variation where White advances the h-pawn early to control a square used by Black's knight.
Old Indian Defense
A queen-pawn defense where Black builds a compact setup, prepares a central challenge with the e-pawn, and commonly develops the king-side bishop to e7.
Grünfeld Defense
A defense to d4 in which Black plays an early ...d5 and challenges White's pawn center immediately.
Grünfeld Defense, Exchange Variation
A Grünfeld line where White removes a central black pawn and builds a broad pawn center that Black immediately tries to attack.
Grünfeld Defense, Russian Variation
A Grünfeld variation where White plays Qb3 to defend c4, pressure d5, and support a broad pawn center.
Grünfeld Defense, Three Knights Variation
A Grünfeld variation in which both white knights and one black knight leave their starting squares early.
Grünfeld Defense, Brinckmann Attack
A response to the Grünfeld where White moves the bishop beside the queen out early, before pawns can close its diagonal.
Neo-Grünfeld Defense
An opening family where White develops the king's knight first and Black answers with a fianchetto and a central d5 strike.
Black Knights' Tango
A flexible defense to 1.d4 in which Black moves both knights before deciding how to advance the central pawns.
