GM Davorin Kuljasevic - The Importance of Modern Middlegame Tabiyas - Video 8

The Queen's Indian defense is a solid and flexible opening. It has been a source of big theoretical debates among the world's top in the 1980-ies, 90-ies, and 2000's, although in recent decades, 3...d5 became Black's most popular option. Nevertheless, some of its tabiyas have not lost any of their complexity and general interest. In this chapter, we will explore an interesting one that arises after 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bg2 0-0 10.0-0 Re8.