E15 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line494k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
99%490k55%
0.4%2.1k52%
0.2%80852%
0.1%38249%
0%20051%
0%8154%
0%6256%
0%5945%
0%5841%
0%5541%
Famous games in this line12k master games
Aronian, Levon (2816) – Carlsen, Magnus (2843)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Nakamura, Hi (2787) – Carlsen, M. (2853)Anand, Viswanathan (2780) – Carlsen, Magnus (2843)Carlsen, M. (2853) – Rapport, R. (2745)Aronian, Levon (2809) – Grischuk, Alexander (2764)Topalov, V. (2784) – Grischuk, A. (2789)Dubov, Daniil (2710) – Carlsen, M.. (2862)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Dubov, Daniil
- 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 Bb7
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca VariationE16 5.Bg2 Bb4 · 2 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Traditional VariationE17 5.Bg2 Be7 · 11 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch VariationE15 5.Bg2 c5 · 2 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Classical VariationE17 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O · 8 deeper lines
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