Chess opening
Indian DefenseA45
The Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code A45. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Canard Opening (A45)
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit (A45)
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46)
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation (A50)
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit (A45)
- Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation (A45)
- Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack (A45)
- Paleface Attack (A45)
- Trompowsky Attack (A45)
- Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit (A45)
- Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit (A45)
Related lines in the Indian Defense
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko (A43)
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gedult Attack (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense (A45)
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit (A45)
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