E12 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.a3Bb75.Nc3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line70k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%23k53%
31%21k51%
18%13k48%
7.3%5.1k53%
3.3%2.3k50%
2.4%1.6k50%
2%1.4k53%
1.4%94253%
0.6%40048%
0.5%37551%
Famous games in this line7.7k 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 d5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern VariationE12 6.cxd5 Nxd5 · 4 deeper linesQueen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical VariationE12 6.cxd5 exd5Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov AttackE12 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian AttackE12 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3
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