Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense (E60) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6. In 46,520 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 3.Nc3 (78%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
- ECO
- E60
- Games between strong players
- 46,520
- 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.Nc3 | 78% (36,062) | King's Indian Defense | |
| 3.Nf3 | 11% (4,868) | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation | |
| 3.g3 | 7% (3,288) | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | |
| 3.f3 | 4% (1,689) | Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation | |
| 3.h4 | 1% (464) | Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack | |
| 3.e3 | 0% (48) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense: Normal Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
- King's Indian Defense 36,631 games
- King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto 3,403 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation 1,690 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack 497 games
More Indian Defense lines
- Indian Defense 311,762 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
- Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack 1,448 games
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