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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation68k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%35k54%
19%13k61%
16%11k52%
5.8%3.9k53%
4.7%3.2k52%
1.2%80551%
0.4%25552%
0.2%12948%
0.2%11554%
0.1%7440%
Famous games in this line841 master games
Ponomariov, Ruslan (2764)Gashimov, Vugar (2760)2011½–½Gelfand, Boris (2739)Gashimov, Vugar (2761)2012½–½Wang, Hao (2736)Gashimov, Vugar (2757)20110–1Carlsen, M. (2872)Socko, B. (2618)20191–0Topalov, Veselin (2768)Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2705)2011½–½Gelfand, B. (2748)Andreikin, D. (2722)20141–0Ponomariov, Ruslan (2758)Andreikin, Dmitry (2705)2011½–½Radjabov, T. (2734)Harikrishna, P. (2727)20141–0
Heroes of this opening Gashimov, Vugar · Carlsen, M. · Gelfand, B. · Radjabov, T.
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E15
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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