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Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Bb4+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation137k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
73%100k54%
15%20k55%
12%16k50%
0.3%43647%
0.1%805%
0%425%
Famous games in this line2.8k master games
Dubov, Daniil (2710) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)20211–0Grischuk, A.. (2777) – Giri, A.. (2763)20211–0Morozevich, Alexander (2721) – Topalov, Veselin (2801)20061–0Ding, Liren (2702) – Aronian, Levon (2815)2012½–½Kasparov, Garry (2825) – Akopian, Vladimir (2660)19981–0Aronian, Levon (2801) – Andreikin, Dmitry (2683)20101–0Topalov, Veselin (2767) – Polgar, Judit (2709)2008½–½Giri, A. (2773) – Rapport, R. (2702)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Dubov, Daniil · Grischuk, A.. · Morozevich, Alexander · Kasparov, Garry
Family
Queen's Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E16
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin VariationE16 6.Bd2 Be7Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli TrapE11 6.Bd2 Bxd2 7.Qxd2 O-O 8.Nc3 Ne4 …
Nearby lines in the family
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3E14 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 c5Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ LineE14 3…Bb4 4.Nbd2 b6 5.e3 Bb7Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional VariationE17 5…Be7
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