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E17

Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation

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.

Top Players in this Opening

Gelfand,B22 gamesKarpov, Anatoly21 gamesNavara,D16 gamesPonomariov,R15 gamesNakamura,Hi15 gamesGiri,A14 gamesMamedyarov,S14 gamesGrischuk,A14 gamesIvanchuk,V13 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev13 games

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