Tree path 5 levels Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian › Queen's Indian Defense › Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System › Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System
- Caissa Codex
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10
- Queen's Indian Defense E12
- Spassky System E14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System E14
- Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System E14 you are here
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E14.
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. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System, which itself descends from the root opening Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System, Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3.
Together the deeper variations number 4 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- E14
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
100,934 games · White 47.7% / Draw 5.7% / Black 46.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 24,861 | |
| Bb4+ | 24,158 | |
| d5 | 19,185 | |
| c5 | 13,905 | |
| d6 | 5,017 | |
| Ne4 | 4,893 | |
| h6 | 2,321 | |
| g6 | 1,865 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:10:03
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