A47
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6
In the Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code A47. It is reached after the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6: 4 moves in, with White to play.
Learn its typical plans and pawn structures rather than memorizing moves — that’s what holds up over the board.
Club players rarely lose the Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.
Play the Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense? See where you go wrong.
Deepline reviews your real games, finds the exact moves that cost you, and trains the fixes.
Analyze my games free →