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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation (E12)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3

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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation (ECO E12) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
Be7
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense
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d5
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line
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g6
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation
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Ne4
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation
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