Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack (E60) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4. In 497 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 19% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 3…Bg7 (40%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4
- ECO
- E60
- Games between strong players
- 497
- 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 | 40% (200) | – | |
| 3…c5 | 25% (122) | – | |
| 3…h5 | 10% (51) | – | |
| 3…d6 | 9% (44) | – | |
| 3…c6 | 6% (30) | – | |
| 3…d5 | 5% (27) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
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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