Tree path 7 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 › Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Spassky System E14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System E14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System E14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 E14
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Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E14.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E14
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
526 games · White 42.8% / Draw 9.3% / Black 47.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 226 | |
| Nc6 | 128 | |
| d6 | 94 | |
| a6 | 53 | |
| Na6 | 7 | |
| Bc5 | 5 | |
| e5 | 4 | |
| Ne4 | 3 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:17:52
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