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Indian Defense: Czech-Indian

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1.d4Nf62.Nf3c6

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Indian Defense: Czech-Indian510k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

128k55%

117k54%

88k52%

57k55%

50k53%

26k50%

19k54%

9.8k54%

5.3k53%

4.2k52%

Famous games in this line455 master games

Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Dubov, Daniil (2699)20200–1 Vidit, S. (2737) – Rapport, R. (2731)20231–0 Short, Nigel D (2660) – Kasparov, Garry (2775)19890–1 Le Quang Liem (2712) – Jobava, Ba (2713)20141–0 Inarkiev, E. (2658) – Grischuk, A. (2732)20230–1 Caruana, F. (2811) – Gabuzyan, H. (2571)20181–0 Praggnanandhaa, R. (2619) – Rapport, R. (2762)2022½–½ Murzin, Volodar (2627) – Grischuk, A. (2732)2023½–½

Heroes of this opening Dubov, Daniil · Vidit, S. · Kasparov, Garry · Le Quang Liem

Family: Indian Defense
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: A46
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6

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