Queen's Indian Defense, with e3

Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 is a chess opening with the ECO code E14. It goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nbd2. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 17 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

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About the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3

A Queen's Indian where White plays a quiet e3 and Bd3 setup. Black still uses ...b6 and ...Bb7 to control e4.

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