Tree path 4 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation › Nimzowitsch Variation
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- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Fianchetto Variation E15
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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E15.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Nimzowitsch Attack, Quiet Line, Timman's Line.
In total, the branch covers 6 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- E15
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
249,724 games · White 45.9% / Draw 7.7% / Black 46.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| b3 | 96,365 | |
| Qc2 | 61,777 | |
| Bg2 | 31,029 | |
| Nbd2 | 29,517 | |
| Qa4 | 25,101 | |
| Qb3 | 3,320 | |
| e3 | 1,785 | |
| Nc3 | 239 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:56:58
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