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)20051–0Korobov, Anton (2670)Karjakin, Sergey (2747)20101–0Kortschnoj, Viktor (2632)Polgar, Judit (2715)20030–1Sakaev, Konstantin (2669)Lautier, Joel (2672)20050–1Sakaev, Konstantin (2672)Palac, Mladen (2574)2005½–½Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2617)Azarov, Sergei (2629)2013½–½Kortschnoj, Viktor (2655)Sax, Gyula (2580)19890–1Seirawan, Yasser (2600)Polugaevsky, Lev (2630)1992½–½
Heroes of this opening Ponomariov, Ruslan · Korobov, Anton · Polgar, Judit · Lautier, Joel
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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