Queen's Indian Defense

58 named lines, ECO E12–E19. The main position arises after1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6.

Line	Games	White / draw / Black
Queen's Indian Defense E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6	3,775	49%44%
Fianchetto Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3	1,851	52%41%
Kasparov Variation (3… b6 4. Nc3) E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3	780	49%45%
Miles Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4	72	40%49%
Petrosian Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3	543	46%48%
Spassky System (3… b6 4. e3) E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3	191	45%48%
Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6	466	53%41%
Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7	1,312	52%40%
Spassky System (4. e3 Bb7) E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7	168	46%48%
Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4	37	65%27%
Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3	172	54%38%
Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3	5	60%40%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3	368	46%49%
Spassky System (4… Bb7 5. Bd3) E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3	49	51%43%
Capablanca Variation (5. Bg2 Bb4+) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+	401	52%40%
Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+	118	59%32%
Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5	125	46%46%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4	42	55%43%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6	6	50%50%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5	142	39%54%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7	108	51%47%
Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7	10	30%60%
Spassky System (5. Bd3 d5) E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5	10	40%50%
Spassky System3 (5. Bd3 c5) E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5	11	55%45%
Traditional Variation E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7	484	52%40%
Anti-Queen's Indian System E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3	35	63%29%
Classical Variation E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O	439	51%41%
Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7	98	57%35%
Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7	6	50%17%33%
Kasparov Variation (6. Bh4 Bb7) E13 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb7	9	78%22%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5	32	50%47%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5	42	40%55%
Riumin Variation (6. Bd2 Be7) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7	76	47%12%41%
Yates Variation E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7	26	54%38%
Buerger Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Ng5	1	100%
Capablanca Variation (6… O-O 7. O-O) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O	42	57%38%
Classical Variation, Traditional Variation E18 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3	264	50%41%
Euwe Variation E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3	17	59%12%29%
Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1	33	42%13%45%
Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4	15	40%53%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2	25	36%60%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3	11	64%27%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4	–
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+	–
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2	3	33%67%
Opocensky Variation E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2	1	100%
Capablanca Variation (7. O-O d5) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5	14	64%36%
Capablanca Variation (7. O-O a5) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O a5	2	100%
Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense E18 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na6	3	67%33%
Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line E18 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5	50	60%32%
Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack E12 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5	–
Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4	29	48%41%
Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nd4	1	100%
Riumin Variation (7… O-O 8. Nc3) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3	38	47%14%39%
Riumin Variation (8. Nc3 d5) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 d5	9	56%33%
Averbakh Variation E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4	–
Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line E19 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3	56	32%59%
Spassky System3 (9. cxd5 Nxd5) E14 · 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	–