Tree path 3 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Spassky System
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Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System is a named branch in the Indian Defenses group of chess theory, classified under ECO E14.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
The line arises from 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Indian Defense, part of the broader Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System.
Together the deeper variations number 6 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- E14
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Queen's Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
259,946 games · White 45.5% / Draw 6.2% / Black 48.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 229,256 | |
| Bb4+ | 12,627 | |
| Ba6 | 6,682 | |
| d5 | 3,523 | |
| c5 | 2,715 | |
| Be7 | 2,616 | |
| Nc6 | 794 | |
| Ne4 | 450 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:43:39
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Variations (1)
Show all 6 sub-variations (full subtree)
- E14 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System 8-ply
- E14 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System 9-ply
- E14 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System 10-ply
- E14 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 10-ply
- E14 Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation 17-ply
- E14 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 18-ply