E12 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.a3Bb75.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation182k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
12%22k44%
6.5%12k47%
2.1%3.9k43%
1.8%3.2k39%
1.3%2.3k46%
1.1%2.0k42%
Famous games in this line9.7k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)Kasparov, Garry (2827) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2797)Kasparov, Garry (2831) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2777)Carlsen, Magnus (2835) – Karjakin, Sergey (2769)Tomashevsky, E. (2695) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Mamedyarov, S. (2768) – Karjakin, Sergey (2785)Anand, Viswanathan (2772) – Karjakin, Sergey (2780)Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Kramnik, Vladimir
- Family
- Queen's Indian Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- E12
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main LineE12 5…d5 · 6 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco DefenseE12 5…Be7Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog VariationE12 5…g6Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson VariationE12 5…Ne4
Nearby lines in the family
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet LineE15 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's LineE15 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch AttackE15 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4
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