E17 · Indian · a defense for Black

Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Be76.O-OO-O7.d5exd58.Nh4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit10k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%6.0k42%
16%1.6k44%
9.8%1.0k37%
3.3%33643%
2.6%26334%
2.5%26034%
2.5%25535%
2%20242%
0.6%6420%
0.5%564%
Famous games in this line719 master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2782)Rapport, R. (2763)2021½–½Aronian, Levon (2744)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750)2007½–½Wojtaszek, R. (2733)Eljanov, P. (2723)20151–0Navara, David (2719)Gelfand, Boris (2729)2006½–½Shirov, Alexei (2699)Adams, Michael (2734)20070–1Kasparov, Garry (2715)Karpov, Anatoly (2705)1984½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2728)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2671)20061–0Moiseenko, A1. (2649)Inarkiev, E. (2730)2016½–½
Heroes of this opening Wojtaszek, R. · Adams, Michael · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
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 O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
GambitFianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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