Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Indian Defense: Normal Variation (A50) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4. In 182,858 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 2…e6 (56%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
- ECO
- A50
- Games between strong players
- 182,858
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…e6 | 56% (101,882) | – | |
| 2…g6 | 25% (46,195) | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | |
| 2…c5 | 11% (19,953) | Benoni Defense | |
| 2…d6 | 3% (4,689) | Old Indian Defense | |
| 2…e5 | 2% (3,035) | Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit | |
| 2…c6 | 2% (2,722) | Slav Indian |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 56,582 games
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 46,520 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense 35,454 games
- Benoni Defense 19,980 games
- Catalan Opening 12,159 games
- Old Indian Defense 6,302 games
- Slav Indian 3,038 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit 3,035 games
- Queen's Indian Accelerated 1,914 games
- Mexican Defense 1,247 games
- Indian Defense: Seirawan Attack 246 games
- Indian Defense: Devin Gambit 114 games
More Indian Defense lines
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation 85,131 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 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
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