E18: Queen's Indian, old main line, 7.Nc3

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

Queen's Indian, old main line, 7.Nc3

E18 Sub-variants:

Queen's Indian, old main line, 7.Nc3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3

Overview

Games on Database:

7898

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

29.2%

52.5%

18.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Borislav Ivkov	53 games
Ulf Andersson	45 games
Ivan Farago	39 games

Black
Eduardas Rozentalis	61 games
Anatoly Karpov	54 games
Sergei Tiviakov	47 games

Possible continuations:

7... Ne4

6033

25.8 %

57.5 %

16.7 %

7... d5

1001

40.9 %

38.3 %

20.9 %

7... d6

374

47.1 %

31.3 %

21.7 %

7... Na6

333

27 %

39.6 %

33.3 %

7... c5

57.9 %

21.1 %

7... Bb4

35.3 %

44.1 %

20.6 %

7... Qc8

33.3 %

7... c6

50 %

7... h6

62.5 %

25 %

7... Re8

33.3 %

66.7 %

7... a6

100 %

7... Nc6

75 %

25 %

7... a5

50 %

25 %