A53 · Indian · a defense for Black

Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Grinberg Gambit

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1.d4Nf62.c4d63.Nc3Bf54.e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Grinberg Gambit6.9k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%3.2k55%
35%2.4k46%
13%92954%
2.4%16641%
1.2%8137%
0.7%5119%
0.6%4121%
0.3%2045%
0.2%1242%
0.2%120%
Famous games in this line5 master games
Sakalauskas, Vaidas (2450) – Georgiev, Vladimir (2519)1999½–½Bonin, Jay R (2415) – Fedorowicz, John P (2520)19870–1Bets, Anatolij (2346) – Potapov, Alexander1 (2459)2007½–½Bets, Anatolij (2346) – Ivanov, Alexander Al (2398)20070–1Bode, Ulf (2250) – Floegel, Ulrich (2275)19901–0
Heroes of this opening Fedorowicz, John P · Ivanov, Alexander Al · Bode, Ulf
Family
Old Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A53
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. e4
Gambit
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