ECO E14 · Queen's Indian Defense, with e3

Queen's Indian Defense, with e3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

6. Bd3+0.12

The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 (E14), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7, Stockfish 18 recommends 6. Bd3 for White. The position is roughly equal (+0.12).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.126. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Re1 c5 10. Bb2 Re8
  2. +0.076. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7
  3. +0.036. Qa4+ c6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 c5

Other move orders

  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bd3
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g6
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. b3 b6
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bb7
  • 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd3
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

All Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 variations (0)

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 6. Bd3 for White, continuing Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Re1 c5 10. Bb2 Re8. The position is roughly equal (+0.12). The next best moves are 6. cxd5 (+0.07) and 6. Qa4+ (+0.03).
Is the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.12: the position is roughly equal. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3?
E14. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; E is the volume for indian defenses.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).