Openings/Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation E16
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7
860 tournament games from this position · White wins 35%, draws 39%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 813 | 35% 39% 26% | 2351 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 28 | 32% 39% 29% | 2290 | 2025 |
| a3 | 18 | 17% 50% 33% | 2194 | 2025 |
| Bxb4 | 1 | 100% | 2203 | 2022 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2766–Wang Yue2724 | ½-½ | CHN-RUS Super Go Pt2 2015 | 2015 |
| Giri, A2773–Rapport, R2702 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Shankland, S2731–Rapport, R2735 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Navara, D2734–Wang Yue2718 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Ding Liren2760–Rapport, R2692 | 0-1 | Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Tomashevsky, E2724–Rapport, R2729 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2753–Polgar, Ju2696 | 1-0 | Geneva Masters GpA 2013 | 2013 |
| Wojtaszek, R2727–Wang Yue2718 | 1-0 | IMSA Basque 2016 | 2016 |
| Vitiugov, N2728–Rapport, R2686 | ½-½ | 21st European Teams | 2017 |
| Inarkiev, E2732–Hou Yifan2658 | 0-1 | RUS-CHN Friendship Rapid | 2016 |
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