ECO code: A16
Opening Name: English: Anglo-Indian, 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3
Moves: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O
Description: This variation of the English Opening, known as the Anglo-Indian setup, features White fianchettoing the king's bishop with 3.g3. White aims for a solid and flexible position, controlling the long diagonal and supporting central and queenside play. Black responds symmetrically by fianchettoing their own bishop with ...g6 and ...Bg7, leading to a hypermodern struggle for the center.
Characteristic: The move 3.g3 is characteristic for its intention to fianchetto the bishop, emphasizing control over the long diagonal and preparing for a solid kingside structure. This setup is flexible, allowing White to delay direct central confrontation in favor of pressure from the wings and strategic central influence.
Attacking or Defensive: From White's perspective, this opening is generally balanced with both attacking and positional elements. White prepares for a potential central or queenside expansion while maintaining a solid defensive structure. Black's setup is also flexible but tends to be slightly more defensive initially, aiming to counterattack once the center is contested.
Center Control: This opening does not immediately occupy the center with pawns but instead applies pressure on central squares from a distance. Both sides adopt a hypermodern approach, controlling and influencing the center with pieces rather than direct pawn occupation in the early moves.
This opening is defined by the position shown on the board below. The moves displayed are a typical sequence that leads to it, but different sequences can reach the same position and still carry the same opening name.
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Puzzle 1 of 4 - Move #10 white