ECO E15 Play as Black

Queen's Indian Defense

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About the Queen's Indian Defense

A flexible defense fianchettoing the queen bishop. Solid and positionally oriented.

Move by move

  1. Controls the center.
  2. Develops.
  3. Claims space.
  4. Prepares d5.
  5. Develops.
  6. The Queen's Indian! Prepares Bb7 fianchetto.

Variations of the Queen's Indian Defense

Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian SystemQueen's Indian Defense: Averbakh VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Buerger VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Capablanca VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Classical VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Euwe VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Kasparov VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Miles VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Opocensky VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Petrosian VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Riumin VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Spassky SystemQueen's Indian Defense: Traditional VariationQueen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation