E19 Queen’s Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line
E19 holds a single named line. It leaves E18 (Queen’s Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation) with 7...Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3. Two captures are made along the reference line, the most of the 8 Queen’s Indian Defense codes. At 17 plies, its reference line is the longest of the 8 Queen’s Indian Defense codes. White’s pieces and pawns attack seven squares in Black’s half, the most of the 8 Queen’s Indian Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | b6 |
| 4 | g3 | Bb7 |
| 5 | Bg2 | Be7 |
| 6 | O-O | O-O |
| 7 | Nc3 | Ne4 |
| 8 | Qc2 | Nxc3 |
| 9 | Qxc3 |
Moves only E19 plays
Same as E18 up to 7.Nc3, then:
- 7...Ne4 The knight goes from f6 to e4, opening a line for the bishop on e7, attacking the knight on c3.
- 8.Qc2 The queen goes from d1 to c2, opening a line for the rook on f1, attacking the knight on e4.
- 8...Nxc3 The knight on e4 takes the knight on c3, opening a line for the bishop on b7.
- 9.Qxc3 The queen on c2 takes the knight on c3, guarding the pawn on c4.
The road to E19
- 1.d4 … 5...Be7eight earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, E10, E12, E15, E17
- 6.O-OE17 Classical Variation
- 7.Nc3E18 Traditional Variation
- 9.Qxc3E19
The position after 9.Qxc3
White has brought out the knight on f3 and bishop on g2; Black the bishop on b7 and bishop on e7. Black could capture with Bxf3. Black is to move and has 33 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| E07 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ten squares: b1, d1, c3, d5, b6, f6, b7, d7 … |
| E08 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ten squares: b1, c2, c3, d5, b6, f6, b7, d7 … |
| A96 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 11 squares: b1, d1, c3, f5, b6, d6, f6, b7 … |
| A95 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | 12 squares: d1, c3, d5, f5, b6, c6, f6, b7 … |
| A97 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation | 12 squares: d1, c3, f5, b6, d6, f6, b7, d7 … |
| A98 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Line | 12 squares: c2, c3, f5, b6, d6, f6, b7, d7 … |
| D76 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | 12 squares: b1, d1, c3, c4, b6, e6, g6, b7 … |
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