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Queen's Indian Defense

The Queen's Indian Defense starts 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6. The opening book names 47 variations of it, under ECO E12 to E19.

The main line, move by move

Starting position6 more to go

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All 47 Queen's Indian Defense variations

  • E12Kasparov Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • E12Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+
  • E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2
  • E12Miles Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4
  • E12Petrosian Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3
  • E12Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7
  • E14Averbakh Variation1. 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
  • E14Spassky System1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • E14Spassky System31. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • E15Buerger Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Ng5
  • E15Fianchetto Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5
  • E15Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7
  • E16Capablanca Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+
  • E16Riumin Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
  • E16Yates Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7
  • E17Anti-Queen's Indian System1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3
  • E17Classical Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O
  • E17Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
  • E17Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nd4
  • E17Euwe Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3
  • E17Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1
  • E17Opocensky Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2
  • E17Traditional Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7
  • E18Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na6
  • E18Classical Variation, Traditional Variation1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3
  • E18Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5
  • E19Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3

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