East Indian Defence

East Indian Defence
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8
a8 black rook
b8 black knight
c8 black bishop
d8 black queen
e8 black king
f8 black bishop
h8 black rook
a7 black pawn
b7 black pawn
c7 black pawn
d7 black pawn
e7 black pawn
f7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
f6 black knight
g6 black pawn
d4 white pawn
f3 white knight
a2 white pawn
b2 white pawn
c2 white pawn
e2 white pawn
f2 white pawn
g2 white pawn
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
b1 white knight
c1 white bishop
d1 white queen
e1 white king
f1 white bishop
h1 white rook
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66
55
44
33
22
11
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Moves1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6[1]
ECOA48–A49
ParentIndian Defence

The East Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 g6[2][1]
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
  1. ^ a b Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996) [First pub. 1992]. "East Indian Defence". The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
  2. ^ World Correspondence Chess Federation, http://www.ewccf.com/eco.htm Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine