E17 · Indian · a defense for Black

Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Be76.O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation301k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
77%232k47%
9.9%30k44%
6.1%18k44%
2.9%8.8k43%
0.8%2.5k42%
0.7%2.2k38%
0.7%2.2k45%
0.5%1.5k39%
0.3%96945%
0.2%46642%
Famous games in this line9.0k master games
Aronian, Levon (2816)Carlsen, Magnus (2843)2012½–½Nakamura, Hi (2787)Carlsen, M. (2853)20160–1Anand, Viswanathan (2780)Carlsen, Magnus (2843)2012½–½Aronian, Levon (2809)Grischuk, Alexander (2764)2013½–½Mamedyarov, S. (2764)Ding Liren (2805)2019½–½Morozevich, Alexander (2788)Carlsen, Magnus (2775)2008½–½Radjabov, Teimour (2788)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769)20121–0Ding Liren (2805)Rapport, R. (2747)20191–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Radjabov, Teimour · Ding Liren
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E17
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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