Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (8… O-O 9. c4)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4
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. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 9… Nbd7 10. h3 Rc8 11. Rc1 d5 12. cxd5)
- ECO
- E14
- Moves
- 17 plies
- FEN
rn1q1rk1/pb2bppp/1p1ppn2/2p5/2PP4/1P1BPN2/PB1N1PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 9- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4
Analyse with Stockfish · Board image (SVG) · Open on Lichess
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 50%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- IM Elisabeth Paehtz (2463) – WGM Dinara Saduakassova (2428) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid Women 2016 · 2016-12-26
- Rosangela Manso Lopez (1904) – WFM Ivette Catala Matienzo (2078) 0-1 · Varadero Open A 2023 · 2023-10-06
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 and its sub-variations
Comes from
Yusupov-Rubinstein System 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3
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 (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
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.