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E12

Queen's Indian 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

Portisch, Lajos71 gamesTimman, Jan H67 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev61 gamesKarpov, Anatoly61 gamesNavara,D43 gamesKhalifman, Alexander43 gamesGelfand, Boris40 gamesMamedyarov,S37 gamesKasparov, Gary36 gamesIvanchuk,V36 games

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