Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Kasparov Variation
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Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (ECO E12) is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 — 4 moves.
In 859,150 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 46.7%, Black 47.4% and 5.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 4…Bb7, in 57% of those games.
It branches into 3 named variations; the most played are Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack and Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit.
- ECO code
- E12
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Length
- 4 moves
- Parent
- Queen's Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
859,150 games · White 46.7% / Draw 5.9% / Black 47.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 491,261 | |
| Bb4 | 318,345 | |
| Ba6 | 25,372 | |
| d5 | 8,621 | |
| Be7 | 7,024 | |
| c5 | 3,611 | |
| d6 | 1,297 | |
| h6 | 1,002 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:43:30
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