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Queen's Indian Defense, with e3
Overview
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 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.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 to reach the canonical position.
It branches immediately from Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- E14
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 12
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Statistics from Lichess
5,206 games · White 50.2% / Draw 6.6% / Black 43.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 4,097 | |
| Bb2 | 603 | |
| Nbd2 | 234 | |
| cxd5 | 120 | |
| Nc3 | 51 | |
| Qc2 | 47 | |
| Ba3 | 11 | |
| Ne5 | 10 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:43:44
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