Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E15, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7. It is a line of the Queen's Indian Defense. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,312 times by this move order. White won 52%, 8% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bg2 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.26 (Stockfish, depth 49; best line 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 d5)
- ECO
- E15
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pbpp1ppp/1p2pn2/8/2PP4/5NP1/PP2PP1P/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 1 5- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 24 | |
| 1500-1999 | 389 | |
| 2000+ | 899 | |
| All | 1,312 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bg2 | 1,308 (100%) | |
| 5. d5 | 2 (0%) | |
| 5. a3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
716 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 25%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- Stockfish dev16_202209170930 (3611) – LCZero 0.30-dag-bord-lf_784968 (3589) 1-0 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- LCZero 0.30-dag-bord-lf_784968 (3589) – Stockfish dev16_202209170930 (3611) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 23 Premier 2022 · 2022-09-30
- GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (2608) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2868) 0-1 · Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 · 2013-05-07
- GM Liren Ding (2738) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2710) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2026-06-20
- GM Liren Ding (2805) – GM Arik Braun (2609) 1-0 · PRO League KO Stage 2020 · 2020-03-09
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM cutemouse83 (2922) – vistagusta (2828) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- ScaryIndianJunior (2817) – Americanchampion (2823) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- ScaryIndianJunior (2817) – canc3111 (2792) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3
Continuations
- Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (5. Bg2 Bb4+) E16 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+
- Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation E15 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5
- Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation E17 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7
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.