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Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4g5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Indian Defense: Medusa Gambit22k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
52%11k58%
38%8.5k66%
4.5%99252%
2.9%64350%
1.1%24160%
0.5%10657%
0.3%7455%
0.3%6463%
0.2%4166%
0.2%4055%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Maksimovic, Bojan (2503) – Martinovic, Sa (2563)2024½–½Giannoulakis, Labros (2293) – Gasimov, Parviz (2337)20201–0
Family
Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A50
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g5
Gambit
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