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Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense

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1.d4Nf62.Nf3d6

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Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense3.9M games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

988k53%

763k53%

564k49%

474k54%

436k52%

280k52%

113k52%

77k52%

70k52%

45k52%

Famous games in this line8.6k master games

Kramnik, Vladimir (2812) – Caruana, F. (2804)20161–0 Ding Liren (2791) – Caruana, F. (2822)20180–1 Mamedyarov, S. (2800) – Caruana, F. (2808)20171–0 So, Wesley (2770) – Caruana, Fabiano (2835)20200–1 Aronian, L. (2792) – Caruana, F. (2804)20161–0 Aronian, L. (2812) – Caruana, F. (2782)2014½–½ Caruana, F. (2802) – Nakamura, Hi (2786)20170–1 Aronian, L. (2805) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2768)2014½–½

Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Kramnik, Vladimir · Mamedyarov, S. · Aronian, L.

Family: Indian Defense
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: A46
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6

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