Queen’s Indian 4.g3 Bb7-7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 f5

Queen’s Indian
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.c4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 f5 10.b3 Bf6 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.Rad1 Qe7(diagram)

The ...f5 variation can give black kingside chances.

12...Qe7

GM Kortschnoj whipped up a strong kingside attack to take down GM Miles in a classic game.


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Here is the feature game.

Miles,Anthony J (2565) - Kortschnoj,Viktor (2665) 

Queen’s Indian 4.g3 Bb7-7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 f5 [E19]
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (11), 01.1978

Position 1
White's kingside has been softened up. What do you suggest for black now?(More than one move is possible)

Black to Play

24.Kxg2

Queen's Indian 4.g3 Bb7-9...c5 Main Line

Queen's Indian Defence 
4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 c5(diagram)

9...c5

The 9...c5 is a rock solid variation. GM Timman went wrong when Adams pressured the kingside.

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Here is the feature game.

Timman,Jan H (2560) - Adams,Michael (2724)
Queeen’s Indian 4.g3 Bb7-7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 c5 [E19]
Staunton Memorial 5th London (2), 08.08.2007

Position 1

The position is complex but white is laboring with a weakened kingside. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

33.gf

Queen’s Indian 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2-TWIC 960

TWIC 960
GM Williams(The Ginger GM) won a nice attacking game in 4NCL action with the topical 5.Qc2 line.

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Williams,Si (2511) - Hunt,H (2450) 
Queen’s Indian 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2[E15]
4NCL 2012–13 Hinckley ENG (7.173), 23.03.2013

Position 1
White has gambited a pawn for a lead in development and now the d-pawn is ripe for the picking. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

12...Be7

Semi-Slav Triangle 4.e4 Bb4-TWIC 960

TWIC 960

GM Cheparinov,I obtained a better ending based on healthier structure and then converted the RB-RB ending in model fashion.

22.Bxf4

Black continued with 22...Ne5! and forced simplification to negate the bishop pair.

Here is the feature game.

Indjic,A (2502) - Cheparinov,I (2706) 
Triangle 4.e4 Bb4[D31]
Karpos Open 2013 Skopje MKD (6.15), 13.03.2013

Position 1

Black is clearly in control with the centralized king and passed f-pawn ready to advance. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

40.Kd3

Slav Exchange 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.Nge2-TWIC 957

TWIC 957
White chose an equal looking ending with doubled b-pawns early in the game but GM Smeets kept the play alive and found some interesting ideas to make problems for white.

Gretarsson,Hj (2515) - Smeets,J (2634)

Slav Exchange 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.Nge2 [D10]

TCh-ISL 2012–13 Reykjavik ISL (6.3), 02.03.2013

Position 1
Black is in the process of converting a hard-earned extra pawn but white has other ideas. Rb3 attacks Nb6 and the b7 pawn so the conversion does not look so easy. What do you suggest for black?

Black to Play

33.Rb3

Exchange Slav 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Qb6-TWIC 952

TWIC 952
Wickstrom,L won an exiting game but had to work hard as the game had to be won twice. 

Wickstrom,L (2292) - Grandelius,N (2593)

Exchange Slav 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Qb6 [D13]

TCh-SWE Elite 2012–13 Malmo SWE (1), 05.10.2012

Position 1
Black is a pawn up after white sacrificed the b-pawn but now is clearly behind in development. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

10...Rc8

Exchange Slav …a6; Nge2-f3-g4-TWIC 953

TWIC 953
Black won a tense game when GM Moskalenko(white) played for an all out kingside attack. Both sides had their chances but GM Alonso was ultimately victorious.

Moskalenko,V1 (2531) - Alonso Rosell,A (2552)

Exchange Slav …a6; Nge2-f3-g4 expansion[D13]

TCh-CAT Div Hon 2013 Catalonia ESP (3.2), 02.02.2013

Position 1
Black has countered the wing action with a central strike in classical fashion. What do you suggest for white now?

White to Play

26...g6