Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation (E60) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3. In 1,690 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 3…Bg7 (62%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3
- ECO
- E60
- Games between strong players
- 1,690
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…Bg7 | 62% (1,043) | – | |
| 3…d5 | 15% (250) | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack | |
| 3…c5 | 13% (218) | – | |
| 3…d6 | 3% (57) | – | |
| 3…e6 | 3% (56) | – | |
| 3…Nc6 | 2% (33) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack 250 games
More Indian Defense lines
- Indian Defense 311,762 games
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation 182,858 games
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation 85,131 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 56,582 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
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