Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation
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Statistics from Lichess
1,170 games: White 53.8% / Draw 10.0% / Black 36.2%
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026
Engine evaluation
+0.25 The position is about equal
Best play: 7... Nxd2 8. Qxd2 d6 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. Rd1 a6 11. b4 c6 12. O-O
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation (ECO E17, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 (7 moves).
In 1,170 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.8%, Black 36.2% and 10.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…O-O, in 52% of those games.
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How to play against the Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation
7…Bf6 scores best for Black: 48.8%, with Black winning 44.6% and White 47.1% of 121 games. The most played answer, 7…O-O, scores lowest: 39.5% in 609 games. Stockfish's first choice is 7…Nxd2.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation (E17)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-indian-defense-opocensky-variation