Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense

Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense is a chess opening with the ECO code A47. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6. 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... b6 – Black plays the pawn to b6

Related openings

• It extends: Indian Defense: Knights Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3)
• Continues with: Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit – adds 3. c3 e5
• Continues with: Marienbad System – adds 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5
• Continues with: Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense – adds 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6
• Related line: Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7)

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