Queen's Indian Defense

Variations 73

• The opening itselfE12 · 3 moves
• Fianchetto VariationE15 · 4 moves
  • Nimzowitsch VariationE15, 4 moves
  • Traditional LineE15, 4 moves
  • Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch AttackE15, 5 moves
  • Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet LineE15, 5 moves
  • Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's LineE15, 5 moves
  • Check VariationE15, 5 moves
  • Sämisch VariationE15, 5 moves
  • Check Variation, Intermezzo LineE15, 6 moves
  • Check Variation, Modern LineE15, 6 moves
  • Kramnik VariationE17, 7 moves
  • Rubinstein VariationE15, 7 moves
• Kasparov-Petrosian VariationE12 · 5 moves
  • Andersson VariationE12, 5 moves
  • Hedgehog VariationE12, 5 moves
  • Main LineE12, 5 moves
  • Marco DefenseE12, 5 moves
  • Classical VariationE12, 6 moves
  • Modern VariationE12, 6 moves
  • Kasparov AttackE12, 7 moves
  • Petrosian AttackE12, 7 moves
  • Polovodin GambitE12, 7 moves
  • Rashkovsky AttackE12, 7 moves
  • Romanishin AttackE12, 7 moves
• Classical VariationE17 · 6 moves
  • Traditional VariationE18, 7 moves
  • Tiviakov DefenseE18, 7 moves
  • Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch LineE18, 7 moves
  • Polugaevsky GambitE17, 8 moves
  • Taimanov GambitE17, 8 moves
  • Traditional Variation, Main LineE19, 9 moves
• Spassky SystemE14 · 4 moves
  • After 4…Bb7E14, 4 moves
  • After 5.Bd3E14, 5 moves
  • After 5…d5E14, 5 moves
• Capablanca VariationE16 · 5 moves
  • After 7.O-OE16, 7 moves
  • After 7…d5E16, 7 moves
  • After 7…a5E16, 7 moves
• Kasparov VariationE12 · 4 moves
  • After 6…Bb7E13, 6 moves
  • Botvinnik AttackE12, 7 moves
• Riumin VariationE16 · 6 moves
  • After 8.Nc3E16, 8 moves
  • After 8…d5E16, 8 moves
• Petrosian VariationE12 · 4 moves
  • Farago DefenseE12, 5 moves
• Spassky System3E14 · 5 moves
  • After 9…Nxd5E14, 9 moves
• Miles VariationE12 · 4 moves
• Traditional VariationE17 · 5 moves
• Anti-Queen's Indian SystemE17 · 6 moves
• Yates VariationE16 · 6 moves
• Buerger VariationE15 · 7 moves
• Euwe VariationE17 · 7 moves
• Opocensky VariationE17 · 7 moves
• Averbakh VariationE14 · 9 moves

• Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 14

  E14 · 5 moves

  The bishop on b7 keeps an eye on e4.

  • After 6.c4E14, 6 moves
  • After 6.Bd3E14, 6 moves
  • After 6…Be7E14, 6 moves
  • After 6…g6E14, 6 moves
  • After 6…b6E14, 6 moves
  • After 6…b6E14, 6 moves
  • After 7.Nc3E14, 7 moves
  • After 7.e3E14, 7 moves
  • After 7…Bb7E14, 7 moves
  • After 8.Bd3E14, 8 moves
  • After 9.c4E14, 9 moves
  • After 9.Bd3E14, 9 moves
  • After 9.Nbd2E14, 9 moves

• Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line 1

  E14 · 5 moves

  The bishop on b7 keeps an eye on e4.

Names and moves from lichess-org/chess-openings (CC0).