Queen's Indian Accelerated

Queen's Indian Accelerated is a chess opening with the ECO code A50. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 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. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
• 2... b6 – Black plays the pawn to b6

Related openings

• It extends: Indian Defense: Normal Variation (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4)

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