Chess opening
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco DefenseE12
The Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code E12. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Related lines in the Queen's Indian Defense
- Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation (E12)
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack (E12)
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