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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation

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1.c4Nf62.Nf3d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation390k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%123k53%
31%120k53%
24%94k54%
4.9%19k53%
4.7%18k50%
1.9%7.4k51%
1.4%5.4k56%
0.4%1.4k51%
0.1%47052%
0.1%41646%
Famous games in this line2.0k master games
So, W. (2754) – Caruana, F. (2819)20191–0Wojtaszek, R.. (2705) – Caruana, F.. (2823)20210–1Kasparov, Garry (2805) – Adams, Michael (2655)19951–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2740) – Adams, Michael (2665)1997½–½Bu Xiangzhi (2730) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2653)20171–0Kasparov, Garry (2810) – Arbakov, Valentin (2570)19941–0Le, Quang Liem (2709) – Demchenko, A. (2654)20221–0Gelfand, B. (2678) – Svidler, P. (2683)20230–1
Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · So, W. · Caruana, F.. · Bu Xiangzhi
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A15
Line
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6
Positional
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