Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Miles Variation
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- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Miles Variation E12 you are here
Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4, after 7 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E12
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Queen's Indian Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
51,991 games · White 47.1% / Draw 5.8% / Black 47.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 41,993 | |
| Bb4+ | 4,606 | |
| Ba6 | 2,543 | |
| d5 | 731 | |
| Be7 | 581 | |
| c5 | 513 | |
| d6 | 415 | |
| Nc6 | 139 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:43:33
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