Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation (7… O-O 8. Nc3)
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
The Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E16, reached after 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. 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 38 times by this move order. White won 47%, 14% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 8… c5 (26% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 8… c6 9. Bf4 d5 10. Qd3 Nbd7 11. e4)
- ECO
- E16
- Moves
- 15 plies
- FEN
rn1q1rk1/pbppbppp/1p2pn2/8/2PP4/2N2NP1/PP1BPPBP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 8 8- PGN
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
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 29 | |
| All | 38 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8… c5 | 10 (26%) | |
| 8… d5 Riumin Variation (8. Nc3 d5) | 9 (24%) | |
| 8… Ne4 | 9 (24%) | |
| 8… d6 | 4 (11%) | |
| 8… c6 | 3 (8%) | |
| 8… a6 | 2 (5%) | |
| 8… Na6 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
118 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 36%, draw 29%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2722) – GM Richard Rapport (2736) 0-1 · IMSA World Masters Blitz · 2019-05-17
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2705) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Apr Early · 2023-04-11
- GM Richard Rapport (2700) – GM Ferenc Berkes (2662) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd Vergani Cup 2018 · 2018-01-06
- GM Evgeny Postny (2658) – GM Etienne Bacrot (2697) 0-1 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-14
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2711) – GM Michael Roiz (2607) 1-0 · 34th ECC Open 2018 · 2018-10-16
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ScaryIndianJunior (2817) – canc3111 (2792) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- always63 (2499) – FM jeronimozapata02 (2599) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- land12345 (2563) – amirreza02 (2494) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation (6. Bd2 Be7) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
Continuations
- Queen's Indian Defense: 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
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.