Tree path 9 levels Indian Defense: West Indian Defense › King's Indian Defense › Normal Variation › King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Rare Defenses › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation › King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation › Stein Defense

E92

King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense

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Overview

King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E92.

The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.

The line arises from 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5.

It is a variation of King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: West Indian Defense.

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ECO code: E92
Group: Indian Defenses (E)
Plies: 14
Parent: King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

245,799 games · White 45.0% / Draw 5.7% / Black 49.3%

Moves	Games	W / D / B
Bg5	89,778
O-O	87,173
Be3	23,762
h3	18,566
a4	11,142
a3	6,188
b3	2,617
h4	2,208

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:03:01

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