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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.Nc3Bb75.a3d56.cxd5Nxd57.e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit1.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
88%1.0k53%
12%13560%
0.4%520%
Famous games in this line22 master games
Piket, Jeroen (2615) – Kortschnoj, Viktor (2585)19920–1Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (2455) – Beliavsky, Alexander G (2620)19840–1Mikhalevski, Alexander (2400) – Sokolov, Andrei (2605)19920–1Polovodin, Igor A (2435) – Makarichev, Sergey (2510)1983½–½Utasi, Tamas (2505) – Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis (2410)19841–0Petrosian, Arshak B (2470) – Novikov, Igor A (2420)1984½–½Kallai, Gabor (2445) – Stohl, Igor (2445)1985½–½Graf, Juergen (2310) – Sosonko, Gennadi (2535)1985½–½
Heroes of this opening Kortschnoj, Viktor · Beliavsky, Alexander G · Sokolov, Andrei · Utasi, Tamas
Family
Queen's Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E12
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4
GambitFianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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