Chess openings / Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation (E15) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6. In 4,583 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 31%; the most played move is 5.b3 (50%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6
- ECO
- E15
- Games between strong players
- 4,583
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.b3 | 50% (2,295) | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line | |
| 5.Qc2 | 24% (1,113) | – | |
| 5.Nbd2 | 12% (533) | – | |
| 5.Qa4 | 8% (356) | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack | |
| 5.Bg2 | 3% (145) | – | |
| 5.Qb3 | 3% (135) | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
More Queen's Indian Defense lines
- Queen's Indian Defense 13,379 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: 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
- Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation 1,618 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation 1,338 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation 1,323 games
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