Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6. Bd3 b6)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
The Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 is a chess opening classified as ECO E14, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 7. O-O (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 7. O-O c5 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. exd4 Bb7)
- ECO
- E14
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/p1p1bppp/1p2pn2/3p4/2PP4/1P1BPN2/P4PPP/RNBQK2R w KQ - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. O-O | 1 (100%) |
Master games
39 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 23%, Black 31%). The strongest:
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2751) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2729) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-14
- GM Etienne Bacrot (2718) – GM Luka Lenic (2662) 1/2-1/2 · PRO League KO Stage 2018 · 2018-03-21
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2751) – GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (2600) 1-0 · Titled Tue 14th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-14
- GM David Anton Guijarro (2650) – GM Peter Leko (2693) 1/2-1/2 · European Rapid 2016 · 2016-12-15
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2757) – GM Sergey Drygalov (2530) 1-0 · Titled Tue 28th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-28
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Horec (2128) – MichaelScofieId (2039) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
More Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 lines (all)
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (5… c5 6. c4) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6. c4 Be7) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6. c4 g6) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6… O-O 7. Nc3) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (8… O-O 9. c4) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (5. Nc3 Bb7) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (5… Bd6 6. Bd3) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (7. O-O Bb7) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6. b3 b6) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (7… Bb7 8. Bd3) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6… Bb7 7. e3) E14
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (8… Bb7 9. Bd3) E14
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.