A17: English, Queens Indian formation

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6

English, Queens Indian formation

A17 Sub-variants:

English opening
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6

English, Queens Indian formation
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6

English, Queens Indian, Romanishin variation
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3

English, Nimzo-English opening
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4

Overview

Games on Database:

1326

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

43%

37.2%

19.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Viktor Korchnoi	15 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann	14 games
Lajos Portisch	13 games

Black
Lev Polugaevsky	15 games
Aleksandar Matanovic	13 games
Tomas Petrik	13 games

Possible continuations:

4. g3

689

37.4 %

41.5 %

21 %

4. e4

462

51.5 %

31.8 %

16.7 %

4. d4

116

45.7 %

35.3 %

19 %

4. e3

26.1 %

47.8 %

4. a3

47.1 %

41.2 %

4. b3

37.5 %

50 %

4. d3

25 %

50 %

4. Qc2

66.7 %

33.3 %