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Queen’s Indian Defense Petrosian Variation · Chess Openings

September 1, 2020 NHaselton Hanging Pawns

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For the basics of the Queen’s Indian Defense, watch this introductory video: https://youtu.be/e6Qsx320XLM

Watch the video on the Modern Main line, with Ba6 instead of Bb7, for a different approach to the position: https://youtu.be/1cdvhAziDTg

The Queen’s Indian Defense is one of the strongest and most solid defenses against 1.d4. It’s an opening system and it can be played against many different move orders by white. In this video we explore the Petrosian Vaariation, in which white prevents any pins on his crucial c3 knight with the early a3.

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