Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6. c4 Be7)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7
The Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 is a chess opening classified as ECO E14, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 7 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 7. Nc3 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.25 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5)
- ECO
- E14
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rn1qk2r/pb1pbppp/1p2pn2/2p5/2PP4/3BPN2/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 1 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 7 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Nc3 | 7 (100%) |
Master games
224 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 25%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2801) – GM Pavel Eljanov (2765) 1-0 · 4th Norway Blitz 2016 · 2016-04-18
- GM Jorge Cori (2686) – GM Peter Leko (2674) 0-1 · 52nd Biel GM Rapid 2019 · 2019-07-21
- GM B. Adhiban (2666) – GM Anton Korobov (2692) 0-1 · World Rapid 2016 · 2016-12-26
- GM Matthias Bluebaum (2670) – GM Jiri Stocek (2604) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 26th Jan · 2021-01-26
- IM Toivo Keinanen (2495) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2710) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 2nd Jul 2026 · 2026-07-02
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Boreminator (2535) – Ishmael67 (2497) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Ouakam (2544) – random_fan (2444) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Ogetta (2490) – N1k1taM (2497) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (5… c5 6. c4) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4
More Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 lines (all)
- 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 (6. Bd3 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
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (8… O-O 9. Nbd2) 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.