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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)Kasparov, Garry (2831) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2777)Tomashevsky, E. (2695) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Nakamura, Hikaru (2774) – Karjakin, Sergey (2776)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2738) – Anand, Viswanathan (2803)Mamedyarov, S. (2800) – Eljanov, P. (2739)Grischuk, A. (2783) – Karjakin, Sergey (2756)Grischuk, A. (2783) – Karjakin, Sergey (2756)Heroes of this opening Grischuk, A. · 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 6. cxd5 Nxd5
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack7.Qc2Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack7.e3Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack7.Qa4Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack7.Bd2
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