Indian Defense

The main line

The Indian Defense is reached by 1. d4 Nf6 (ECO A45). It's one of 52 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (32)

The most common 30 of 32 named variations:

• Budapest Defense — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 (A51)
• Anti-Grünfeld — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5 (E60)
• Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 (A45)
• Omega Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 (A45)
• Knights Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 (A46)
• Pawn Push Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. d5 (A45)
• Tartakower Attack — 1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 (A45)
• Normal Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 (A50)
• Accelerated London System — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 (A45)
• Medusa Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g5 (A50)
• Pyrenees Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b5 (A50)
• West Indian Defense — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 (E60)
• Lazard Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 (A45)
• Maddigan Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 (A45)
• Reversed Chigorin Defense — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 (A45)
• Czech-Indian — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 (A46)
• Polish Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 (A46)
• Spielmann-Indian — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 (A46)
• Wade-Tartakower Defense — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 (A46)
• Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted — 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 (A45)
• Gedult Attack — 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. g4 (A45)
• Paleface Attack — 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4 (A45)
• Devin Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g4 (E00)
• Przepiorka Variation — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 (A49)
• Seirawan Attack — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 (E00)
• Anti-Nimzo-Indian — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 (E10)
• London System — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 (A46)
• Pseudo-Benko — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 (A43)
• Schnepper Gambit — 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5 (A47)
• Dzindzi-Indian Defense — 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 (E10)

Analyze the Indian Defense

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