E14 Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System
E14 holds 22 named lines, all under the name Queen’s Indian Defense. It leaves E12 (Queen’s Indian Defense) with 4.e3. With 22 named lines it is the largest code of the 8 Queen’s Indian Defense codes. Its deepest line, Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System3, runs to 9...Nxd5, the longest of the 8 Queen’s Indian Defense codes. White’s pieces and pawns attack five squares in Black’s half, the fewest of the 8 Queen’s Indian Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | b6 |
| 4 | e3 |
Moves only E14 plays
Same as E12 up to 3...b6, then:
- 4.e3 The e-pawn advances to e3, covering d4 and f4, opening a line for the queen on d1 and the bishop on f1.
Lines filed under E14
They begin with two different first moves.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 | 7 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 | 8 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 | 9 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 | 10 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.e3 Bb7 | 10 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 | 10 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 c5 | 10 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c4 | 11 | White castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Bd3 | 11 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c4 Be7 | 12 | White castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c4 g6 | 12 | White castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.b3 b6 | 12 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 | 12 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O Be7 6.c4 O-O 7.Nc3 | 13 | both castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.e3 | 13 | |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Bb7 | 14 | both castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.Bd3 | 15 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.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.c4 | 17 | both castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.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.Bd3 | 17 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense, with e3 | 1.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.Nbd2 | 17 | both castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation | 1.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.Nxd4 | 17 | both castled |
| Queen’s Indian Defense: Spassky System3 | 1.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 Nxd5 | 18 | White castled |
The road to E14
- 1.d4 … 2...e6three earlier stops: A40, A45, A50
- 3.Nf3E10 Anti-Nimzo-Indian
- 3...b6E12 Queen’s Indian Defense
- 4.e3E14
The position after 4.e3
White has brought out the knight on f3; Black the knight on f6. Black is to move and has 29 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D26 | Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System | four squares: c4, b6, b7, d7 |
| E10 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | four squares: e2, e3, b6, b7 |
| E15 | Queen’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | four squares: e2, g2, e3, g3 |
| A47 | Pseudo Queen’s Indian Defense | six squares: c2, e2, e3, c4, e6, e7 |
| D05 | Queen’s Pawn Game: Colle System | six squares: c2, c4, d5, b6, b7, d7 |
| D25 | Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | six squares: c4, b6, e6, b7, d7, e7 |
| E11 | Bogo-Indian Defense | six squares: e2, e3, b4, b6, b7, f8 |
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