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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.a3Bb75.Nc3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation4.9k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
31%1.5k51%
21%1.0k54%
16%78456%
11%55647%
8.3%41050%
5.1%25360%
2.2%10746%
2.1%10250%
1.4%6849%
0.7%3356%
Famous games in this line789 master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2765) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2775)20190–1Dreev, A. (2670) – Mamedyarov, S. (2817)20190–1Gelfand, Boris (2700) – Kasparov, Garry (2775)19960–1Wang Yue (2718) – Mamedyarov, S. (2747)20160–1Wang, Yue (2736) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2689)20090–1Robson, R. (2687) – Keymer, Vincent (2730)20250–1Grachev, Boris (2693) – Shirov, Alexei (2709)20130–1Korobov, A. (2700) – Duda, J. (2658)20151–0
Heroes of this opening Mamedyarov, S. · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Kasparov, Garry · Tomashevsky, Evgeny
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 g6
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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