Chess openings / Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 (E14) starts 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. In 78 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 10.Ne5 (72%).
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
- ECO
- E14
- Games between strong players
- 78
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.Ne5 | 72% (56) | – | |
| 10.Bb5+ | 18% (14) | – | |
| 10.Qe2 | 4% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7
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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