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
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. It is a line of the Queen's Indian Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 76 times by this move order. White won 47%, 12% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 7. O-O (79% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4 Bb4 9. Qb3 a5)
- ECO
- E16
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rn1qk2r/pbppbppp/1p2pn2/8/2PP4/5NP1/PP1BPPBP/RN1QK2R w KQkq - 5 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 61 | |
| All | 76 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. O-O | 60 (79%) | |
| 7. Nc3 | 15 (20%) | |
| 7. Bc3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
326 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 28%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- Obsidian dev-16.15 (3714) – PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-16
- PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) – Obsidian dev-16.15 (3714) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-14
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2772) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2750) 1/2-1/2 · Moscow Grand Prix 2017 · 2017-05-19
- GM Sam Shankland (2731) – GM Richard Rapport (2735) 1-0 · Champions Showdown Blitz · 2019-02-23
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2763) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2703) 1-0 · chess.com IoM Masters · 2018-10-28
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
- FM Artem_0degov (2776) – GM Sailor1951 (2703) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- always63 (2499) – FM jeronimozapata02 (2599) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (5. Bg2 Bb4+) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+
Continuations
- Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation (7… O-O 8. Nc3) 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
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.