Chess openings / Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line (E15) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7. In 3,746 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 5.Bg2 (100%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7
- ECO
- E15
- Games between strong players
- 3,746
- 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.Bg2 | 100% (3,740) | – |
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, Nimzowitsch Variation 4,583 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: 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: Kasparov Variation 1,323 games
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation 697 games
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