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Old Indian Defense

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1.d4Nf62.c4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Old Indian Defense6.3M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
78%5.0M51%
12%788k51%
3.3%209k48%
1.6%103k48%
1.6%102k52%
0.7%43k48%
0.6%35k47%
0.3%18k50%
0.3%18k52%
0.2%15k50%
Famous games in this line10k master games
Firouzja, Alireza (2767) – Carlsen, M. (2832)20240–1Giri, Anish (2764) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2753)2020½–½Karpov, Anatoly (2765) – Salov, Valery (2715)1995½–½Dubov, Daniil (2770) – Karjakin, Sergey (2709)20201–0Caruana, Fabiano (2770) – McShane, Luke J (2706)20121–0Caruana, Fabiano (2772) – Jobava, Baadur (2702)20131–0Shankland, S. (2731) – Rapport, R. (2735)20190–1Shankland, S. (2731) – Rapport, R. (2735)20191–0
Heroes of this opening Caruana, Fabiano · Carlsen, M. · Dubov, Daniil · Rapport, R.
Family
Old Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A53
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
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