Semi-Classical Variation, Queenside Storm Line
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4g6
- 3.Nc3Bg7
- 4.Nf3O-O
- 5.e3d6
- 6.Be2Nbd7
- 7.O-Oe5
- 8.b4
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A Semi-Classical King's Indian line in which White answers ...e5 with 8. b4, keeping central tension and grabbing queenside space for later expansion.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Queenside Storm Line
The Queenside Storm Line arises after 6...Nbd7 7. O-O e5 in the Semi-Classical Variation, when White plays 8. b4 instead of releasing the tension with 8. dxe5. The advance claims space on the queenside, the wing where White's play normally lies in the King's Indian, and leaves the c4–d4–e3 chain intact. Black, still to move, must decide how to handle the central tension.
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