Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E15, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3. It is a line of the Queen's Indian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 172 times by this move order. White won 54%, 8% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 5… Bb4+ (69% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 5… d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2)
- ECO
- E15
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/p1pp1ppp/bp2pn2/8/2PP4/1P3NP1/P3PP1P/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 27 | |
| 2000+ | 144 | |
| All | 172 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Bb4+ Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation | 118 (69%) | |
| 5… d5 | 19 (11%) | |
| 5… Bb7 | 12 (7%) | |
| 5… b5 | 9 (5%) | |
| 5… c6 | 8 (5%) | |
| 5… c5 | 3 (2%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 3 (2%) |
Master games
998 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 34%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- Stockfish 202004181536 (3851) – LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 (3840) 1/2-1/2 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-28
- LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 (3840) – Stockfish 202004181536 (3851) 1/2-1/2 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-28
- Ethereal 14.24 (3535) – LCZero 0.31-dag-5107404-T2-5230000 (3633) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- LCZero 0.31-dag-5107404-T2-5230000 (3633) – Ethereal 14.24 (3535) 1-0 · TCEC 25 Premier 2023 · 2023-09-06
- Ethereal 13.89_NNUE (3515) – KomodoDragon 2970.00 (3568) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
Highest-rated Lichess games
- LuckyStar2011 (2816) – Nana_jede_cevape (2799) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- July16Q (2670) – Nana_jede_cevape (2908) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- ScaryIndianJunior (2818) – Tempstream (2742) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6
Continuations
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
More Queen's Indian Defense lines (all)
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (3… b6 4. Nc3) E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation E12
- Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack E12
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.