E12 · Indian · a defense for Black

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

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.a3Bb75.Nc3d56.cxd5Nxd5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation14k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
9.5%1.4k51%
8.5%1.2k46%
6.4%92752%
0.8%11959%
0.4%6226%
Famous games in this line4.1k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2827)Kramnik, Vladimir (2797)20010–1Kasparov, Garry (2831)Kramnik, Vladimir (2777)2004½–½Tomashevsky, E. (2695)Carlsen, M. (2881)2014½–½Nakamura, Hikaru (2774)Karjakin, Sergey (2776)2011½–½Ponomariov, Ruslan (2738)Anand, Viswanathan (2803)2006½–½Mamedyarov, S. (2800)Eljanov, P. (2739)2017½–½Grischuk, A. (2783)Karjakin, Sergey (2756)20131–0Grischuk, A. (2783)Karjakin, Sergey (2756)20131–0
Heroes of this opening Grischuk, A. · Kramnik, Vladimir
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
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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