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| Name | ECO | Main line length |
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| Queen's Indian Defense | E12 | 6 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | E12 | 7 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | E14 | 7 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | E15 | 7 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | E12 | 7 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation | E12 | 7 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | E14 | 8 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation | E15 | 8 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line | E15 | 8 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line | E15 | 9 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation | E12 | 9 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | E14 | 9 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack | E15 | 9 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line | E15 | 9 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line | E12 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation | E12 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 | E14 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | E14 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation | E15 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense | E12 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense | E12 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation | E12 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation | E15 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | E17 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | E16 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line | E14 | 10 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 11 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 11 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System | E17 | 11 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation | E17 | 11 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | E13 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line | E15 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line | E15 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation | E16 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation | E12 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation | E12 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation | E16 | 12 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation | E15 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation | E15 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation | E17 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit | E12 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack | E12 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation | E17 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation | E17 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | E18 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack | E12 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack | E12 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack | E12 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack | E12 | 14 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 14 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line | E18 | 14 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 13 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense | E18 | 14 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 15 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit | E17 | 15 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit | E17 | 15 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 17 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 17 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation | E14 | 17 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | E14 | 17 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | E19 | 17 plies |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3 | E14 | 18 plies |