Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7
The Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line is a chess opening classified as ECO E14, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 23 times by this move order. White won 65%, 9% were drawn and Black won 26%. The most popular continuation is 6. Bd3 (52% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.34 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 6. Qc2 O-O 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Ne4)
- ECO
- E14
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rn1qk2r/pbpp1ppp/1p2pn2/8/1bPP4/4PN2/PP1N1PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 6- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 20 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Bd3 | 12 (52%) | |
| 6. a3 | 6 (26%) | |
| 6. Be2 | 5 (22%) |
Master games
165 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 31%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2865) – GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2706) 1/2-1/2 · 3rd GRENKE Classic TB · 2015-02-09
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2775) – GM V Pranav (2641) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-27
- GM Pentala Harikrishna (2725) – GM Marc Narciso Dublan (2524) 1-0 · TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 · 2014-09-04
- GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2633) – GM Vladimir Baklan (2578) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-ROU Superliga 2022 · 2022-09-21
- GM Narayanan S L (2673) – IM Samant Aditya S (2467) 1/2-1/2 · Asian Continental Blitz · 2022-11-03
Search all games of the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Akula_Krakula (2637) – IM plamia (2571) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- Barry10 (2452) – GM gerrygm (2641) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- manuel-abarca (2562) – ayanikita (2426) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2
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.