Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E15, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4. It is a line of the Queen's Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 15 times by this move order. White won 40%, 7% were drawn and Black won 53%. The most popular continuation is 7… Be7 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 7… g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bg5)
- ECO
- E15
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 15 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… Be7 | 4 (27%) | |
| 7… g6 | 3 (20%) | |
| 7… d6 | 3 (20%) | |
| 7… b5 | 2 (13%) | |
| 7… Qc7 | 1 (7%) | |
| 7… Qc8 | 1 (7%) | |
| 7… Na6 | 1 (7%) |
Master games
181 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 17%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Anton Korobov (2713) – GM Bartosz Socko (2657) 1-0 · ch-European Blitz 2013 · 2013-12-13
- GM Alexey Sarana (2640) – GM Vladislav Kovalev (2637) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Cup 2021 · 2021-07-17
- GM Alexey Sarana (2640) – GM Vladislav Kovalev (2637) 0-1 · FIDE World Cup 2021 · 2021-07-17
- GM Srinath Narayanan (2559) – GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2636) 0-1 · Chessable Masters Play-In · 2023-03-13
- GM Helgi Olafsson (2547) – GM Bartosz Socko (2633) 0-1 · TCh-ISL 2012-13 · 2013-03-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Roshka_Yevgeniy (2842) – apollothedog (2693) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Mallorca10Barcelona (2675) – Meatloaf927 (2737) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- always63 (2493) – SolaceOfNight (2547) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5
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.