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King's Indian Defense

Averbakh Variation, Spanish Defense

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  1. 1.d4Nf6
  2. 2.c4g6
  3. 3.Nc3Bg7
  4. 4.e4d6
  5. 5.Be2O-O
  6. 6.Bg5a6

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A King's Indian Averbakh line in which Black meets 6. Bg5 with the quiet 6...a6, preparing queenside expansion instead of challenging the pin.

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About the Spanish Defense

The Spanish Defense answers the Averbakh pin with 6...a6, a waiting move that leaves the g5-bishop unchallenged. It neither questions the bishop with ...h6 nor strikes at once with ...c5. Instead, Black prepares queenside expansion with ...b5, possibly combined with ...c5 to pressure the c4-pawn. Because ...e5 remains tactically awkward while the f6-knight is pinned, White keeps the choice among Qd2, Nf3 and f4 setups.

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