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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E12.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E12
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
111,394 games · White 51.5% / Draw 6.1% / Black 42.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 33,320 | |
| Qc2 | 24,385 | |
| Bg5 | 15,509 | |
| e3 | 12,569 | |
| Bf4 | 11,155 | |
| g3 | 8,429 | |
| h3 | 2,006 | |
| e4 | 1,677 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:22:14
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