E18 · Indian · a defense for Black

Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Be76.O-OO-O7.Nc3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line190k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%62k57%
27%52k52%
12%22k50%
6.4%12k48%
5.1%9.7k50%
5%9.4k51%
4%7.6k49%
2.1%3.9k54%
1.3%2.4k49%
1.2%2.2k46%
Famous games in this line904 master games
Sarana, A. (2675)Nakamura, Hi (2750)2022½–½Kortschnoj, Viktor (2625)Karpov, Anatoly (2710)19871–0Salov, Valery (2655)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2610)19921–0Petrosian, Tigran V (2645)Tal, Mihail (2620)1977½–½Andersson, Ulf (2565)Karpov, Anatoly (2690)1977½–½Browne, Walter S (2545)Karpov, Anatoly (2690)19770–1Ftacnik, Lubomir (2597)Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2631)2006½–½Yilmaz, M. (2613)Jumabayev, R. (2613)2016½–½
Heroes of this opening Kortschnoj, Viktor · Salov, Valery · Karpov, Anatoly
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 d5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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