Indian Defense
Indian Defense (A45) starts 1.d4 Nf6. In 311,762 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 2.c4 (58%).
1.d4 Nf6
- ECO
- A45
- Games between strong players
- 311,762
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.c4 | 58% (181,731) | Indian Defense: Normal Variation | |
| 2.Nf3 | 24% (74,314) | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | |
| 2.Bg5 | 6% (17,716) | Trompowsky Attack | |
| 2.Nc3 | 5% (16,756) | – | |
| 2.Bf4 | 4% (13,410) | Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | |
| 2.c3 | 1% (2,360) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Pawn Game 1.d4
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation 182,858 games
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation 85,131 games
- Trompowsky Attack 17,718 games
- Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation 16,669 games
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System 13,418 games
- Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack 1,448 games
- Indian Defense: Reversed Chigorin Defense 1,064 games
- Paleface Attack 795 games
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit 110 games
Top players' games in the Indian Defense, reviewed
- gurelediz vs Philippians46Chess.com blitz, 24 October 20260-1Accuracy 76.1 and 82.127…Rd1
- Nihal Sarin vs Jorden Van Foreest41st European Chess Club Cup 2026, Open, round 6, 22 October 20261-0Accuracy 91.9 and 84.425.Rxg6
- SeanWinshand vs sokidzeChess.com blitz, 21 October 20261-0Accuracy 90.5 and 85.14…Nd6
- SeanWinshand vs SicilianPanzerChess.com blitz, 19 October 20260-1Accuracy 76.5 and 83.627…Rd6
Every Indian Defense line
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation 182,858 games
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation 85,131 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 56,582 games
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 46,520 games
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System 13,418 games
- Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense 7,715 games
- Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian 6,934 games
- Indian Defense: London System 5,955 games
- Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation 4,036 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit 3,035 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted 2,728 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line 2,297 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation 1,690 games
- Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack 1,448 games
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko 1,307 games
- Indian Defense: Reversed Chigorin Defense 1,064 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Rubinstein Variation 729 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation 640 games
- Indian Defense: Dzindzi-Indian Defense 610 games
- Indian Defense: Czech-Indian 528 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack 497 games
- Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred 481 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense 425 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation 392 games
- Indian Defense: Polish Variation 323 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation 300 games
- Indian Defense: Seirawan Attack 246 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense, Bonsdorf Variation 138 games
- Indian Defense: Devin Gambit 114 games
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation 113 games
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit 110 games
- Indian Defense: Colle System, King's Indian Variation 72 games
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