Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: Reversed Chigorin Defense
Indian Defense: Reversed Chigorin Defense (A45) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5. In 1,064 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 7% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 3.d5 (73%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5
- ECO
- A45
- Games between strong players
- 1,064
- 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.d5 | 73% (778) | – | |
| 3.dxc5 | 13% (140) | – | |
| 3.Bg5 | 4% (46) | – | |
| 3.Bf4 | 4% (39) | – | |
| 3.Nf3 | 3% (27) | – | |
| 3.e4 | 2% (16) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6
More Indian Defense lines
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation 182,858 games
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation 85,131 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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