Queen's Indian Defense (퀸스 인디언 방어)

한국어

The Queen's Indian Defense family holds 68 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.

The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.

Main line

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6

One move per board, left to right. The two outlined squares are the move just played.

1. d4
1… Nf6
2. c4
2… e6
3. Nf3
3… b6

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Queen's Indian Defense (E12)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6

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Variations in this family

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  1. E12Queen's Indian Defense6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6

  2. E12Kasparov Variation7 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3

  3. E12Miles Variation7 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4

  4. E12Petrosian Variation7 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3

  5. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation9 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3

  6. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4

  7. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6

  8. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5

  9. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7

  10. E12Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7

  11. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5

  12. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5

  13. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2

  14. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3

  15. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4

  16. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+

  17. E12Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2

  18. E12Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack14 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5

  19. E13Kasparov Variation12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb7

  20. E14Spassky System7 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3

  21. E14Spassky System8 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7

  22. E14Spassky System9 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3

  23. E14with e310 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7

  24. E14with e3, Bb4+ Line10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7

  25. E14Spassky System10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5

  26. E14Spassky System310 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5

  27. E14with e311 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4

  28. E14with e311 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bd3

  29. E14with e312 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7

  30. E14with e312 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g6

  31. E14with e312 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. b3 b6

  32. E14with e312 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6

  33. E14with e313 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3

  34. E14with e313 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3

  35. E14with e314 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bb7

  36. E14with e315 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd3

  37. E14with e317 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4

  38. E14with e317 movesPlay this line

    1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. b3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Bd3

  39. E14with e317 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nbd2

  40. E14Averbakh Variation17 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4

  41. E14Spassky System318 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5

  42. E15Fianchetto Variation7 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3

  43. E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation8 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6

  44. E15Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line8 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7

  45. E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack9 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4

  46. E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line9 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3

  47. E15Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line9 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3

  48. E15Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+

  49. E15Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5

  50. E15Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7

  51. E15Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7

  52. E15Buerger Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Ng5

  53. E15Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4

  54. E16Capablanca Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+

  55. E16Riumin Variation12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7

  56. E16Yates Variation12 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7

  57. E17Traditional Variation10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7

  58. E17Anti-Queen's Indian System11 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3

  59. E17Classical Variation11 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O

  60. E17Euwe Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3

  61. E17Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1

  62. E17Opocensky Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2

  63. E17Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4

  64. E17Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit15 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nd4

  65. E18Classical Variation, Traditional Variation13 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3

  66. E18Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense14 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na6

  67. E18Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line14 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5

  68. E19Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line17 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3

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Data collected on 2026-09-07. The original is published as a public domain data set.