Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation E16

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7

Position after 12 half-moves — White to move.
Material is balanced.
Family “Queen's Indian Defense” contains 68 recorded variation(s) here.

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Variations of this family

Name	ECO	Main line length
Queen's Indian Defense	E12	6 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation	E12	7 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack	E12	14 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation	E12	9 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation	E12	10 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation	E12	12 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation	E12	10 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack	E12	13 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line	E12	10 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense	E12	10 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation	E12	12 plies
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack	E12	13 plies