Chess openings / Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line (E18) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 d5. In 440 games between strong players, White wins 53%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 34%; the most played move is 8.Ne5 (55%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 d5
- ECO
- E18
- Games between strong players
- 440
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.Ne5 | 55% (240) | – | |
| 8.cxd5 | 33% (144) | – | |
| 8.b3 | 4% (19) | – | |
| 8.Qc2 | 3% (11) | – | |
| 8.Nd2 | 2% (8) | – | |
| 8.Bg5 | 2% (7) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3
More Queen's Indian Defense lines
- Queen's Indian Defense 13,379 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 8,500 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation 4,583 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line 3,746 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation 2,909 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation 2,791 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 2,734 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line 2,295 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation 2,082 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation 1,934 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1,889 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line 1,797 games
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