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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.

Top Players in this Opening

Najdorf, Miguel31 gamesKarpov, Anatoly28 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V20 gamesSmyslov, Vassily19 gamesKeres, Paul17 gamesTimman, Jan H16 gamesReshevsky, Samuel Herman14 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev14 gamesTal, Mihail12 gamesPortisch, Lajos11 games

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