Chess openings / Indian Defense

Indian Defense: Knights Variation

Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3. In 85,131 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 2…e6 (32%).

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3

ECO
A46
Games between strong players
85,131
To move
Black
45%15%40%

White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.

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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.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
2…e632% (27,561)45%14%41%–
2…g631% (26,114)47%40%East Indian Defense
2…d522% (18,440)40%23%37%Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
2…c58% (6,860)47%43%Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
2…b64% (2,939)45%43%Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense
2…d63% (2,305)47%42%Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6

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