Tree path 5 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Fianchetto Variation › Nimzowitsch Variation › Timman's Line
- Chess Codex
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Fianchetto Variation E15
- Nimzowitsch Variation E15
- Timman's Line E15 you are here
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line 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 begins with 9 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
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- ECO code
- E15
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 9
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Statistics from Lichess
3,322 games · White 52.2% / Draw 8.3% / Black 39.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 1,126 | |
| c5 | 710 | |
| d5 | 472 | |
| Bb7 | 412 | |
| Be7 | 319 | |
| c6 | 266 | |
| Bb4+ | 6 | |
| d6 | 3 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:10:12
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