E15 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Ba65.b3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line38k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
12%4.5k50%
8.6%3.2k48%
4.2%1.6k49%
2.6%98446%
2.5%93245%
2.3%87753%
0.6%21149%
0.3%12335%
0.1%5140%
Famous games in this line12k master games
Aronian, L. (2815) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Aronian, Levon (2807) – Carlsen, Magnus (2823)Aronian, Levon (2808) – Carlsen, Magnus (2815)Kramnik, Vladimir (2799) – Anand, Viswanathan (2799)Aronian, Levon (2816) – Karjakin, Sergey (2778)Aronian, L. (2815) – Karjakin, Sergey (2771)Aronian, Levon (2816) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769)Aronian, Levon (2813) – Karjakin, Sergey (2767)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Anand, Viswanathan · Karjakin, Sergey
- 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 5. b3
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check VariationE15 5…Bb4 · 2 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern LineE15 5…Bb4 6.Bd2 Qe7Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo LineE15 5…Bb4 6.Bd2 Be7
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