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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation683k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%394k50%
36%246k51%
3%20k47%
1.1%7.4k46%
0.9%6.3k46%
0.5%3.3k45%
0.2%1.2k46%
0.1%93244%
0.1%56645%
0.1%47740%
Famous games in this line6.7k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2838) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)Kasparov, Garry (2827) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2797)Kasparov, Garry (2831) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2777)Carlsen, Magnus (2815) – Karjakin, Sergey (2776)Carlsen, Magnus (2826) – Karjakin, Sergey (2763)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2765) – Anand, Viswanathan (2817)Ponomariov, Ruslan (2738) – Anand, Viswanathan (2803)Jobava, Ba (2701) – Carlsen, M. (2838)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, Vladimir · Carlsen, M.
- 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
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit4…Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e4Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack4…Bb7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 …Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack4…d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 …
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