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Indian Defense
ECO A45
94M games
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Indian Defense: Normal Variation
ECO A50
37M games
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Indian Defense: Accelerated London System
ECO A45
17M games
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Indian Defense: Knights Variation
ECO A46
16M games
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Indian Defense: c4
ECO A45
13M games
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Indian Defense: Nc3
ECO A45
13M games
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Indian Defense: West Indian Defense
ECO E60
11M games
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Indian Defense: Accelerated London System: d5
ECO A45
11M games
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Indian Defense: Normal Variation: e6
ECO A50
9M games
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Indian Defense: Normal Variation: g6
ECO A50
8M games
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Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian: d5
ECO E10
7M games
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Indian Defense: Knights Variation: d5
ECO A46
5M games
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Indian Defense: Bf4
ECO A45
4M games
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Indian Defense: Nf3
ECO A45
4M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Normal Variation: d5
ECO A50
4M games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense
ECO A51
3M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
ECO E10
2M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Knights Variation: e6
ECO A46
2M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense: Nf3
ECO E60
2M games
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Indian Defense: e3
ECO A45
2M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Knights Variation: g6
ECO A46
2M games
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Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense
ECO A46
2M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: London System
ECO A46
2M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Accelerated London System: e6
ECO A45
2M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Normal Variation: c5
ECO A50
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense: Nc3
ECO E60
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Normal Variation: e5
ECO A50
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Accelerated London System: g6
ECO A45
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Bg5
ECO A45
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense: e3
ECO E60
1M games
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Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation
ECO A45
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Knights Variation: d6
ECO A46
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Normal Variation: d6
ECO A50
1M games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack
ECO A45
862K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Omega Gambit
ECO A45
829K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Seirawan Attack
ECO E00
755K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
ECO A46
685K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Accelerated London System: d6
ECO A45
589K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense: e3
ECO A46
546K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
ECO A49
460K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense: Nc3
ECO A51
398K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: London System: c5
ECO A46
371K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Accelerated London System: Nc6
ECO A45
362K games
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Indian Defense: London System: Nc6
ECO A46
331K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense: e3
ECO A51
327K games
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Indian Defense: London System: d5
ECO A46
310K games
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Indian Defense: Czech-Indian
ECO A46
276K games
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Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation: d6
ECO A45
275K games
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Indian Defense: Reversed Chigorin Defense
ECO A45
255K games
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Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian: Be7
ECO E10
238K games
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Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Fajarowicz Variation
ECO A51
193K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense: dxe5
ECO A51
193K games
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Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation
ECO E60
170K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense: c4
ECO A46
159K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense: d5
ECO A51
158K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit
ECO A45
152K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation: e6
ECO A45
137K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian: c5
ECO E10
133K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense: g3
ECO A46
124K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Knights Variation: c5
ECO A46
116K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred
ECO A45
116K games
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Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense: Bg5
ECO A46
107K games
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Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation: c6
ECO A45
92K games
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Indian Defense: Accelerated London System: c5
ECO A45
90K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation: g6
ECO A45
80K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation
ECO E60
59K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense: Nf3
ECO A51
48K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Gedult Attack
ECO A45
41K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian: Bb4+
ECO E10
41K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Pyrenees Gambit
ECO A50
39K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense: Bf4
ECO A46
37K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian: b6
ECO E10
28K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Knights Variation: b6
ECO A46
28K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit
ECO A45
25K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack
ECO E60
20K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Dzindzi-Indian Defense
ECO E10
19K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: London System: Be7
ECO A46
18K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit
ECO A50
18K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense: Bg5
ECO E60
17K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation
ECO A46
17K games
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Indian Defense: Döry Indian
ECO E10
16K games
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Indian Defense: Polish Variation
ECO A46
15K games
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Indian Defense: London System: d6
ECO A46
14K games
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Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko
ECO A43
11K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted
ECO A45
11K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense: f3
ECO E60
9K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian: c6
ECO E10
8K games
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Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense: Nc3
ECO A46
5K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense: g3
ECO E60
4K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit
ECO A45
3K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Devin Gambit
ECO E00
3K games
Openings & Plans
Indian Defense: London System: b6
ECO A46
2K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense
ECO A45
1K games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Adorjan Gambit
ECO E60
383 games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit
ECO A47
48 games
Gambits
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation, Leko Gambit
ECO E60
37 games
Frequently asked questions about the Indian Defense
What is the indian in chess?
The Indian is a chess opening family with 96 variations covered on Chessy. Over 306 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.