E15 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Ba6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation99k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
25%25k51%
19%19k44%
9.8%9.7k52%
1.3%1.3k47%
0.2%16751%
0.1%10040%
0%4544%
Famous games in this line22k master games
Aronian, L. (2815) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Carlsen, M. (2881) – Karjakin, Sergey (2772)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Aronian, Levon (2807) – Carlsen, Magnus (2823)Aronian, Levon (2802) – Carlsen, Magnus (2826)Giri, A. (2764) – Carlsen, M. (2859)Aronian, Levon (2808) – Carlsen, Magnus (2815)Carlsen, Magnus (2843) – Karjakin, Sergey (2778)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Giri, A.
- 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 Ba6
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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