Queen's Indian Defense

The main line

The Queen's Indian Defense is reached by 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 (ECO E12). It's one of 53 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (17)

• Fianchetto Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 (E15)
• Kasparov-Petrosian Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 (E12)
• Classical Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O (E17)
• Spassky System — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 (E14)
• Kasparov Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 (E12)
• Petrosian Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 (E12)
• Spassky System3 — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 (E14)
• Miles Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 (E12)
• Traditional Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 (E17)
• Capablanca Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ (E16)
• Anti-Queen's Indian System — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 (E17)
• Yates Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 (E16)
• Riumin Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 (E16)
• Buerger Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Ng5 (E15)
• Euwe Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 (E17)
• Opocensky Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 (E17)
• Averbakh Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 (E14)

Analyze the Queen's Indian Defense

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