E19

Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line

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

Caruana,F vs Rapport,R1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2021 • 2021★ Notable
Bareev,E vs Polgar,Ju1-0
WCh Candidates s/f • 2007★ Notable
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1-0
Amber-rapid 4th • 1995★ Notable
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1/2-1/2
Linares • 1992★ Notable
Timman, Jan H vs Portisch, Lajos1/2-1/2
Linares • 1988★ Notable
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Portisch, Lajos1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia8788 • 1987★ Notable
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Portisch, Lajos1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1981★ Notable
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1-0
World Championship 25th • 1963★ Notable
Tal, Mihail vs Botvinnik, Mikhail1/2-1/2
World Championship 23th • 1960★ Notable
Radjabov,T vs Rapport,R1/2-1/2
47th GM 2019 • 2019
Brunello,S vs Kramnik,V1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 • 2018
Giri,A vs Eljanov,P1/2-1/2
79th Tata Steel GpA • 2017
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V1/2-1/2
IMSA Blitz 2016 • 2016
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V1/2-1/2
Corus A • 2008
Timman,J vs Adams,Mi0-1
5th Staunton Mem • 2007
Portisch,L vs Spassky,B1/2-1/2
Rapid Match • 2007
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Honor Gp2 • 2006
Timman,J vs Speelman,J1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad • 2004
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Adams, Michael0-1
Belgrade Invest • 1995
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ivanchuk, Vassily1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th • 1995

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