Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation

E12

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

How it went

25 ours · 539 masters

White wins 56% Draws 8% Black wins 36%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Kasparov, G... — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 2001
Kasparov, G... — Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 · 2001
Nakamura, Hikaru — Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 · 2016
Anand, Viswanathan — Nikolic, Predrag 1/2-1/2 · 2000
Kramnik, Vladimir — Nikolic, Predrag 1/2-1/2 · 2000

Games in Spain

Seo,Jung Min (2455) — Pichot,A (2630) 0-1
Heberla,B (2558) — Sanz Wawer,Daniel (2359) 0-1
Ilinca,Felix-Antonio (2495) — Cankurt,Arda (2079) 1-0
Khademalsharieh,S (2494) — Tarasova,Viktoriy (2226) 1-0
Zakhartsov,Vl (2481) — Cuellar Montes,Alejandro (2194) 1-0
Head,Louise (2069) — Matnadze,A (2418) 0-1
Gutierrez Clares,J (2253) — Matnadze,A (2412) 0-1
Wagner,Dinara (2404) — Matnadze Bujiashvili,Ann (2322) 1-0

This line is also written

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