Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense (6. b3 Be7)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7
The Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A47, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bb2 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.07 (Stockfish, depth 29; best line 7. O-O d5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Rc1 Nc6)
- ECO
- A47
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rn1qk2r/pb1pbppp/1p2pn2/2p5/3P4/1P1BPN2/P1PN1PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bb2 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- Martin Germann (1850) – FM Irakli Akhvlediani (2360) 0-1 · 46th Arco Open 2024 · 2024-10-05
- James Altucher (1775) – FM Daniel Shapiro (2284) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 30th Nov · 2021-11-30
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- JuanMMR (1815) – mahdiboy_bbb (1783) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense (2. Nf3 b6) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.