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 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 12 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
• 3. e3 – White plays the pawn to e3
• 3... Bb7 – Black plays the bishop to b7
• 4. Bd3 – White plays the bishop to d3
• 4... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
• 5. Nbd2 – White plays the knight to d2
• 5... c5 – Black plays the pawn to c5
• 6. b3 – White plays the pawn to b3
• 6... Be7 – Black plays the bishop to e7

Related openings

• It extends: Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6)

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