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Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense

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Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.

10master games
2624avg. Elo
1variations
White wins %20 · draw %50 · Black wins %30

Played by: Nihal, Fridman, Carlsen, Theodorou, Abasov, Henriquez Villagra, Michalik, Van den Doel

Main line

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.c4 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 a5 8.Bf4 d6 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Na4 Ra7 11.Rc1 Nd7 12.Nd2 Nxd2 13.Qxd2 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 e5 15.dxe5 dxe5

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Variations played by masters (1)

Main line · ECO A47 · for Black

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.c4 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 a5 8.Bf4 d6 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Na4 Ra7 …
10 games · avg. Elo 2624 · W/D/L 2/5/3 · Model game: Fridman – Rapport, 2024 (1/2-1/2)

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Other openings

Sicilian DefenseQueen's Gambit DeclinedRuy LopezEnglish OpeningItalian GameIndian DefensePetrov's DefenseNimzo-Indian DefenseFrench DefenseZukertort OpeningCaro-Kann DefenseQueen's Pawn GameKing's Indian AttackFour Knights GameQueen's Gambit AcceptedCatalan Opening

Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.