E18 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Be76.O-OO-O7.Nc3Na6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense4.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%1.7k50%
21%84455%
9.1%37557%
7.5%30752%
6.7%27654%
4.4%17959%
4.2%17352%
2.5%10150%
1.1%4461%
0.7%2863%
Famous games in this line444 master games
Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Cheparinov, I. (2667) – Rapport, R. (2736)Potkin, Vladimir (2684) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2677)Carlsen, Magnus (2714) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2643)Wang, Yue (2703) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2643)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2705) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2617)Harikrishna, Penteala (2664) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2648)Fridman, D. (2635) – Tiviakov, S. (2668)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Tiviakov, Sergei · Wang, Yue · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- Family
- Queen's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E18
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na6
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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