Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line
- 1.d4Nf6
- 2.c4e6
- 3.Nf3b6
- 4.g3Ba6
- 5.b3Bb4+
- 6.Bd2Qe7
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Black's 6...Qe7 in the Check Variation of the Queen's Indian keeps the bishop on b4, defended by the queen, instead of retreating it to e7.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Modern Line
The Modern Line is Black's alternative to the retreat 6...Be7, the Intermezzo Line, after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2. With 6...Qe7 Black leaves the bishop on b4, where the queen now protects it. The tension with White's bishop on d2 remains, and White must decide whether and when to resolve it. Meanwhile the bishop on a6 keeps its pressure on c4.
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