E14

Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System

Key moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

The Queen's Indian Defence is a solid hypermodern system where Black fianchettoes the queen's bishop to control the e4 square. It's one of the most reliable defences against 1.d4.

History & Notable Players

Has been a staple of top-level chess for over a century. Karpov, Kramnik, and many modern GMs have used it extensively.

Best Games

Karpov,Ana vs Grischuk,A1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz • 2008★ Notable
Karpov,Ana vs Gelfand,B1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz • 2008★ Notable
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M1-0
WCh Candidates s/f • 2007★ Notable
Delchev,A vs Gelfand,B0-1
FIDE WCh KO • 2001★ Notable
Karpov,An vs Kramnik,V1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay • 2000★ Notable
Khalifman, Alexander vs Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999★ Notable
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Aronian, Levon0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1999★ Notable
Jussupow, Artur vs Adams, Michael1/2-1/2
Dortmund • 1998★ Notable
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan1/2-1/2
Dortmund • 1996★ Notable
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Karpov, Anatoly1-0
Amber-blind 3rd • 1994★ Notable
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir0-1
Amber-blind 2nd • 1993★ Notable
Smyslov, Vassily vs Weigel, Herbert1-0
Wch Seniors • 1991★ Notable
Jussupow, Artur vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1/2-1/2
Linares • 1991★ Notable
Portisch, Lajos vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top15 • 1991★ Notable
Jussupow, Artur vs Tal, Mihail0-1
Wch-blitz • 1988★ Notable
Gelfand, Boris vs Hansen, Lars Bo1-0
Wch U20 • 1988★ Notable
Portisch, Lajos vs Lobron, Eric1-0
WchT • 1985★ Notable
Smyslov, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1984★ Notable
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1/2-1/2
World Championship 25th • 1963★ Notable
Keres, Paul vs Spassky, Boris V1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal • 1955★ Notable

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