Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 (5. Bd3 c5)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5
The Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 is a chess opening classified as ECO E14, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5. It is a line of the Queen's Indian Defense. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 11 times by this move order. White won 55%, 0% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 6. O-O (91% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. O-O d5)
- ECO
- E14
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pb1p1ppp/1p2pn2/2p5/2PP4/3BPN2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 6- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 7 | |
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 11 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. O-O | 10 (91%) | |
| 6. Nc3 | 1 (9%) |
Master games
90 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 32%, draw 31%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (2735) – GM Richard Rapport (2729) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Rapid Team · 2026-06-17
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM Gata Kamsky (2666) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 17th Jan Early · 2023-01-17
- GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2656) – GM Judit Polgar (2709) 1-0 · Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 · 2012-07-13
- GM Alexander Zubov (2615) – GM Luka Paichadze (2566) 1/2-1/2 · Batumi Municipality Cup · 2015-07-09
- GM Ernesto Inarkiev (2666) – GM Andrei Deviatkin (2512) 0-1 · Tikhookeansky Meridian 2014 · 2014-07-19
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- pawrhell21 (2009) – GM HelonosGR (2372) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 1200 + 10s
- cariosto (2085) – Will_Navidson (2167) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 3s
- cariosto (2083) – vcz (2047) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (4… Bb7 5. Bd3) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3
Continuations
- Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 (9. cxd5 Nxd5) E14 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5
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.