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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:

Overview

Games on Database: 7946
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
29.2% 52.6% 18.2%

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  6074
25.7 % 57.6 % 16.7 %
7... d5  1004
41 % 38.1 % 20.8 %
7... d6  375
47.2 % 31.2 % 21.6 %
7... Na6  333
27 % 39.6 % 33.3 %
7... c5  77
57.1 % 20.8 % 22.1 %
7... Bb4  36
36.1 % 41.7 % 22.2 %
7... Qc8  9
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
7... c6  8
50 % 50 %
7... h6  8
62.5 % 25 %
7... Re8  6
33.3 % 66.7 %
7... a6  4
100 %
7... Nc6  4
75 % 25 %
7... a5  4
50 % 25 % 25 %