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Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E19.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
The line arises from 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E19
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 17
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Statistics from Lichess
58,404 games · White 44.1% / Draw 10.7% / Black 45.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | 16,494 | |
| d6 | 15,832 | |
| Be4 | 10,168 | |
| c5 | 10,073 | |
| Bf6 | 4,257 | |
| d5 | 622 | |
| a5 | 505 | |
| Na6 | 133 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:17:55
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