Queen's Indian Defence
Black fianchettoes the queen's bishop to control e4 from a distance.
After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, Black aims the bishop at the long diagonal. A calm, solid system.
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- Lesson: A map of the openings