Openings/Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 E14
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5
185 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 35%, Black wins 21%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne5 | 145 | 48% 36% 17% | 2352 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 22 | 27% 41% 32% | 2300 | 2025 |
| Re1 | 8 | 50% 25% 25% | 2233 | 2022 |
| Qa4+ | 4 | 50% 50% | 2351 | 2022 |
| a3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2132 | 2018 |
| Qe2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2396 | 2023 |
| Ne4 | 1 | 100% | 2291 | 2013 |
| Nxd5 | 1 | 100% | 2104 | 2025 |
Top games
| Kramnik, V2777–Topalov, V2813 | 1-0 | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Bruzon Batista, L2659–Eljanov, P2717 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Kovalenko, I2668–Jumabayev, R2658 | 1-0 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Ivanisevic, I2655–Babula, V2591 | ½-½ | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
| Kovalenko, I2668–Teclaf, Pawel2542 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Kovalenko, I2650–Horvath, Ad12539 | 1-0 | 18th Oscaro.com Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Donchenko, Alexa2640–Harsha, B2547 | 1-0 | 33rd Czech Open A 2022 | 2022 |
| Sambuev, B2562–Cordova, E2616 | 0-1 | 49th Capablanca Premier 2014 | 2014 |
| Lenderman, A2480–Sevian, Samuel2696 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Lintchevski, D2546–Ponkratov, P2595 | 0-1 | 36th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
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