Openings/Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation E18
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3
3,370 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 39%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne4 | 2,534 | 33% 43% 25% | 2301 | 2026 |
| d5 | 416 | 50% 29% 21% | 2105 | 2026 |
| d6 | 182 | 55% 21% 24% | 2034 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 162 | 35% 35% 30% | 2322 | 2026 |
| c5 | 36 | 58% 22% 19% | 2090 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 25 | 60% 24% 16% | 2234 | 2026 |
| a5 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2427 | 2025 |
| c6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2045 | 2017 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1847 | 2026 |
| Qc8 | 2 | 100% | 2194 | 2016 |
| Re8 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2050 | 2019 |
| Nc6 | 1 | 100% | 1780 | 2025 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2131 | 2016 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2816–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Anand, V2780–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2809–Grischuk, A2764 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2764–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2806–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2793–Ivanchuk, V2738 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Giri, A2764–Keymer, Vincent2767 | ½-½ | GCT Super Rapid Croatia | 2026 |
| Bacrot, E2718–Grischuk, A2810 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Giri, A2773–Eljanov, P2755 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| So, W2808–Rapport, R2702 | 1-0 | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
Queen's Indian Defense variations
Queen's Indian DefenseE12Petrosian VariationE12Spassky SystemE14Fianchetto VariationE15Kasparov VariationE12Miles VariationE12Spassky SystemE14Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationE15Fianchetto Variation, Traditional LineE15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet LineE15Kasparov-Petrosian VariationE12Spassky SystemE14Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch AttackE15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's LineE15Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog VariationE12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main LineE12Spassky SystemE14Spassky System3E14Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch VariationE15Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson VariationE12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco DefenseE12Petrosian Variation, Farago DefenseE12Fianchetto Variation, Check VariationE15Traditional VariationE17