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Queen's Indian Defense
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 28
- Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch AttackE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa45 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's LineE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb35 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba64 moves
- Fianchetto VariationE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g34 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik VariationE171. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re17 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein VariationE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh47 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo LineE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be76 moves
- Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern LineE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe76 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian VariationE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc35 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main LineE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d55 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov AttackE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc27 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian AttackE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e37 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin GambitE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e47 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky AttackE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+7 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin AttackE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd27 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical VariationE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd56 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson VariationE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne45 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog VariationE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g65 moves
- Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco DefenseE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be75 moves
- Classical VariationE171. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O6 moves
- Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main LineE191. 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. Qxc39 moves
- Classical Variation, Polugaevsky GambitE171. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh48 moves
- Classical Variation, Taimanov GambitE171. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nd48 moves
- Classical Variation, Tiviakov DefenseE181. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na67 moves
- Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch LineE181. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d57 moves
- Spassky SystemE141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d55 moves
- Kasparov VariationE131. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb76 moves
- Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik AttackE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh57 moves
Other variations · 24
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. 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. c49 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. 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. Bd39 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. 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. Nbd29 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd38 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bb77 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc37 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e37 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be76 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g66 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. b3 b66 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b66 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3E141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb75 moves
- Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ LineE141. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb75 moves
- Capablanca VariationE161. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d57 moves
- Capablanca VariationE161. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O a57 moves
- Averbakh VariationE141. 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. Nxd49 moves
- Buerger VariationE151. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Ng57 moves
- Euwe VariationE171. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b37 moves
- Miles VariationE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf44 moves
- Opocensky VariationE171. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd27 moves
- Petrosian Variation, Farago DefenseE121. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb75 moves
- Riumin VariationE161. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 d58 moves
- Spassky System3E141. 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 Nxd59 moves
- Yates VariationE161. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb76 moves