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E18

Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense

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

Karpov, Anatoly44 gamesPortisch, Lajos29 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev27 gamesSmyslov, Vassily25 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V18 gamesTimman, Jan H16 gamesTal, Mihail14 gamesNajdorf, Miguel13 gamesGelfand,B13 gamesAbdusattorov,Nodirbek12 games

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