Openings/Queen's Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation E12
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3
4,056 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 33%, Black wins 29%
Moves
4,056 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 2,584 | 38% 35% 28% | 2324 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 530 | 53% 25% 22% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 454 | 30% 39% 30% | 2369 | 2026 |
| g6 | 373 | 27% 28% 45% | 2396 | 2026 |
| d6 | 63 | 51% 37% | 2183 | 2026 |
| c5 | 27 | 63% 15% 22% | 2044 | 2026 |
| Bxf3 | 11 | 36% 18% 45% | 2292 | 2024 |
| h6 | 6 | 50% 50% | 2011 | 2024 |
| a5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2288 | 2024 |
| Bd6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2378 | 2019 |
| Bc8 | 1 | 100% | 2125 | 2019 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2163 | 2016 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2348 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Caruana, F2805 | 1-0 | 12th Norway Armageddon | 2024 |
| Tomashevsky, E2695–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Anand, V2772–Karjakin, Sergey2780 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2768–Karjakin, Sergey2785 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2765–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 0-1 | Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2783–Karjakin, Sergey2756 | 1-0 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Grischuk, A2783–Karjakin, Sergey2756 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2800–Eljanov, P2739 | ½-½ | Geneva Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Kamsky, G2762–Karjakin, Sergey2775 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Tashkent | 2012 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2737–Erigaisi, Arjun2799 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2024 |
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 LineE15Spassky 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 DefenseE12Fianchetto Variation, Check VariationE15Traditional VariationE17Capablanca VariationE16