Openings/Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line E19
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3
816 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 40%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 236 | 34% 39% 26% | 2254 | 2026 |
| d6 | 230 | 26% 43% 31% | 2196 | 2026 |
| f5 | 172 | 30% 37% 33% | 2182 | 2025 |
| Be4 | 95 | 26% 42% 32% | 2249 | 2026 |
| Bf6 | 49 | 22% 45% 33% | 2187 | 2026 |
| a5 | 13 | 54% 23% 23% | 2315 | 2025 |
| d5 | 10 | 90% | 2011 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 8 | 75% | 2276 | 2023 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2112 | 2018 |
| Qc8 | 1 | 100% | 2157 | 2025 |
| Qe8 | 1 | 100% | 2080 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2806–Rapport, R2763 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Giri, A2773–Eljanov, P2755 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Radjabov, T2759–Rapport, R2735 | ½-½ | 47th GM 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2747–Ivanchuk, V2710 | ½-½ | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Santos Latasa, J2656–Radjabov, T2747 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Radjabov, T2747–Durarbayli, V2628 | ½-½ | Shusha Chess Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Radjabov, T2710–Anton Guijarro, D2650 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Brunello, S2552–Kramnik, V2779 | ½-½ | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |
| Hracek, Z2617–Kryvoruchko, Y2700 | ½-½ | TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2015 | 2015 |
| Pashikian, A2601–Le Quang Liem2713 | 0-1 | 47th Annual World Open | 2019 |
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