A45 — Indian Defense

Flank & English openings (A00–A99)

1. d4 Nf6

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ECO A45 covers Indian Defense and related lines (Indian Defense, Basque Opening, Canard Opening, Indian Defense: Accelerated London System). Main line 1. d4 Nf6 with variations, statistics, and the best responses.

32 lines under A45
Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6
Basque Opening
1. d4 Nf6 2. b3
Canard Opening
1. d4 Nf6 2. f4
Paleface Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. f3
Trompowsky Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5
Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qd3
Indian Defense: Gedult Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. g4
Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov, Richter Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. Nc3
Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4
Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4
Trompowsky Attack: Borg Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 g5
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon
1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. f3 Nf6 4. e4
Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 Nxe4 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Bg5
Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned Pawn Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3
Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation, Hergert Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 Nxg5 4. hxg5 e5
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3
Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. e4
Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation, Hergert Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c6 4. Nd2 Qa5 5. c3 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 d5 7. e4
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