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Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation

ECO E15 · 403 games · White to move

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

44% White12% Draw44% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
b3	168	41.7%		Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line E15
Qc2	94	23.3%
Bg2	41	10.2%
Nbd2	39	9.7%
Qa4	36	8.9%

A further 25 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Indian Defense 1... Nf6 Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 3. Nf3 Queen's Indian Defense 3... b6 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation 4. g3Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation 4... Ba6

Other lines in this family

Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet LineE15… 5. b3168 Fianchetto Variation, Check VariationE15… 5. b3 Bb4+113 Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo LineE15… 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be799 Fianchetto VariationE15…1,612 Fianchetto Variation, Traditional LineE15… 4... Bb71,190 Classical VariationE17… 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O683 Traditional VariationE17… 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7473 Classical Variation, Traditional VariationE18… 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3314 Capablanca VariationE16… 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+290 Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch VariationE15… 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 c587

All 19 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.