Openings/Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation E15
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
1,969 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 39%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd2 | 1,954 | 31% 39% 30% | 2340 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 15 | 80% | 2129 | 2026 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2816–Karjakin, Sergey2778 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2815–Karjakin, Sergey2771 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2816–Ivanchuk, V2769 | 1-0 | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2813–Karjakin, Sergey2767 | 0-1 | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2812–Karjakin, Sergey2759 | 1-0 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Nakamura, Hi2785–Karjakin, Sergey2781 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2794–Karjakin, Sergey2760 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2793–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2762 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Giri, A2793–Karjakin, Sergey2760 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Nakamura, Hi2790 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
Queen's Indian Defense variations
Queen's Indian DefenseE12Petrosian VariationE12Spassky SystemE14Fianchetto VariationE15Kasparov VariationE12Miles VariationE12Spassky SystemE14Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationE15Fianchetto Variation, Traditional LineE15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet LineE15Kasparov-Petrosian VariationE12Spassky SystemE14Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch AttackE15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's LineE15Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog VariationE12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main LineE12Spassky SystemE14Spassky System3E14Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch VariationE15Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson VariationE12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco DefenseE12Petrosian Variation, Farago DefenseE12Traditional VariationE17Capablanca VariationE16