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Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3b64.g3Bb75.Bg2Be76.Nc3Ne47.Bd2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation326 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%14448%
17%5535%
14%4645%
8.6%2854%
7.1%2352%
3.7%1229%
2.1%743%
1.5%560%
0.3%10%
0.3%10%
Famous games in this line1.2k master games
Carlsen, M. (2853) – Rapport, R. (2745)2023½–½Kasparov, Garry (2847) – Ponomariov, Ruslan (2734)20031–0Topalov, V. (2784) – Grischuk, A. (2789)2014½–½Grischuk, A. (2777) – Duda, J. (2758)20191–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2799) – Carlsen, Magnus (2733)20081–0Grischuk, Alexander (2715) – Anand, Viswanathan (2801)20071–0Aronian, Levon (2750) – Morozevich, Alexander (2758)2007½–½Topalov, V. (2741) – Eljanov, P. (2751)20171–0
Heroes of this opening Grischuk, Alexander · Kasparov, Garry · Kramnik, Vladimir · Topalov, V.
Family
Queen's Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
E17
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2
FianchettoPositionalHypermodern
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