Indian Defense: Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation
Indian Defense: Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code A46, part of the Indian Defense family. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 a6. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 4 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
2. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
2... a6 – Black plays the pawn to a6
About the Indian Defense
Black answers 1.d4 with 1...Nf6, controlling e4 with a piece instead of a pawn. This flexible move can lead to many systems.
Black waits to see White's setup before choosing ...e6, ...g6 or ...c5.
Many lines use a fianchetto, with the bishop on g7 or b7.
Early ...c5 and ...b5 ideas (like the Benko) fight for the queenside.
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