E12 · Indian · a defense for Black
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.Nc3Bb75.Bg5h66.Bh4g57.Bg3Nh5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack2.6k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%1.2k51%
23%58854%
23%58647%
2.1%5368%
1.4%3540%
1.1%2752%
1%2548%
0.7%1741%
0.5%1354%
0.5%1335%
Famous games in this line120 master games
Ponomariov, Ruslan (2695) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2753)Korobov, Anton (2670) – Karjakin, Sergey (2747)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2632) – Polgar, Judit (2715)Sakaev, Konstantin (2669) – Lautier, Joel (2672)Sakaev, Konstantin (2672) – Palac, Mladen (2574)Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2617) – Azarov, Sergei (2629)Kortschnoj, Viktor (2655) – Sax, Gyula (2580)Seirawan, Yasser (2600) – Polugaevsky, Lev (2630)Heroes of this opening Ponomariov, Ruslan · Korobov, Anton · Polgar, Judit · Lautier, Joel
- 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. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5
FianchettoSharpAggressivePositionalHypermodern
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