Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: Czech-Indian
Indian Defense: Czech-Indian (A46) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6. In 528 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 24% are drawn and Black wins 36%; the most played move is 3.c4 (50%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6
- ECO
- A46
- Games between strong players
- 528
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.c4 | 50% (265) | – | |
| 3.Bf4 | 21% (112) | – | |
| 3.e3 | 10% (55) | – | |
| 3.g3 | 7% (38) | – | |
| 3.Bg5 | 6% (33) | – | |
| 3.c3 | 3% (14) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense: Knights Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3
More Indian Defense lines
- Indian Defense 311,762 games
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation 182,858 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
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