Tree path 6 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation › Traditional Line › Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation › Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Fianchetto Variation E15
- Traditional Line E15
- Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation E17
- Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System E17 you are here
Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E17.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3, after 11 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation, part of the broader Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation.
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- ECO code
- E17
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
95,093 games · White 49.3% / Draw 6.7% / Black 44.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 63,551 | |
| d6 | 10,438 | |
| Ne4 | 7,002 | |
| d5 | 6,922 | |
| c5 | 1,642 | |
| Bb4 | 1,144 | |
| h6 | 1,023 | |
| Nc6 | 946 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:33:46
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