E15 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation521k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
2.6%14k48%
0.6%3.2k41%
0.4%2.1k46%
0.3%1.5k41%
0.2%1.3k51%
0.2%88641%
0.1%40640%
0%25538%
Famous games in this line35k master games
Aronian, L. (2815) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Aronian, Levon (2816) – Carlsen, Magnus (2843)Anand, V. (2792) – Carlsen, M. (2863)Carlsen, M. (2881) – Karjakin, Sergey (2772)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Aronian, Levon (2807) – Carlsen, Magnus (2823)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M.
- Family
- Queen's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E15
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional LineE15 4…Bb7 · 18 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationE15 4…Ba6 · 6 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet LineE15 4…Ba6 5.b3 · 3 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's LineE15 4…Ba6 5.Qb3
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