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)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2625) – Karpov, Anatoly (2710)Salov, Valery (2655) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2610)Petrosian, Tigran V (2645) – Tal, Mihail (2620)Andersson, Ulf (2565) – Karpov, Anatoly (2690)Browne, Walter S (2545) – Karpov, Anatoly (2690)Ftacnik, Lubomir (2597) – Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2631)Yilmaz, M. (2613) – Jumabayev, R. (2613)Heroes of this opening Kortschnoj, Viktor · Salov, Valery · Karpov, Anatoly
- 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 d5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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