Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System
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Statistics from Lichess
95,093 games: White 49.3% / Draw 6.7% / Black 44.0%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 63,55164K | ||
| 10,43810K | ||
| 7,0027,002 | ||
| 6,9226,922 | ||
| 1,6421,642 | ||
| 1,1441,144 | ||
| 1,0231,023 | ||
| 946946 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026
Engine evaluation
+0.21 The position is about equal
Best play: 6... O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Qa4
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System (ECO E17, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 (6 moves).
In 95,093 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.3%, Black 44.0% and 6.7% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…O-O, in 67% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation.
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How to play against the Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System
6…Ne4 scores best for Black: 49.5%, with Black winning 44.9% and White 46.0% of 7,002 games. The most played, 6…O-O, scores 47.8% in 64K games, and 6…d5 scores lowest: 46.3%. Stockfish's first choice is 6…O-O.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Variations (1)
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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System (E17)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-indian-defense-anti-queens-indian-system