Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (6. c4 g6)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g6
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 g6. 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. Nc3 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.89 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Bg7 9. e4 O-O)
- ECO
- E14
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pb1p1p1p/1p2pnp1/2p5/2PP4/3BPN2/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 7- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g6
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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. Nc3 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
28 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 21%, draw 18%, Black 61%). The strongest:
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2810) – GM Yifan Hou (2635) 1-0 · 10th Kings Rapid Match · 2016-11-29
- GM Igor Kovalenko (2700) – GM Zoltan Almasi (2689) 1-0 · Corsican Circuit Final · 2015-10-19
- GM Igor Kovalenko (2668) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2612) 1-0 · Lindores Abbey Tal Mem · 2021-11-08
- GM Antoaneta Stefanova (2462) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2726) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 19th May · 2020-05-19
- FM Juan Cruz Arias (2342) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2685) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Jun Late · 2024-06-11
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- synapsid (2293) – FM DiogenesSinopeus (2416) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
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 Be7) 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.