E12 · Indian · a defense for Black

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

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.a3Bb75.Nc3d56.cxd5Nxd57.Qc2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack5.8k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
39%2.2k47%
20%1.1k47%
15%87949%
15%85942%
4.3%25137%
3%17345%
1.1%6532%
0.9%5333%
0.8%4441%
0.6%3345%
Famous games in this line2.3k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2831)Kramnik, Vladimir (2777)2004½–½Nakamura, Hikaru (2774)Karjakin, Sergey (2776)2011½–½Ponomariov, Ruslan (2738)Anand, Viswanathan (2803)2006½–½Mamedyarov, S. (2800)Eljanov, P. (2739)2017½–½Praggnanandhaa, R. (2737)Erigaisi, Arjun (2799)20241–0Gashimov, Vugar (2760)Almasi, Zoltan (2726)2011½–½Sokolov, Ivan (2706)Kramnik, Vladimir (2777)20041–0Svidler, Peter (2746)Karjakin, Sergey (2732)2008½–½
Heroes of this opening Praggnanandhaa, R. · Sokolov, Ivan
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E12
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
FianchettoAggressivePositionalHypermodern
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