A55 · Indian · a defense for Black

Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4d63.Nc3Nbd74.e4e55.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation161k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
59%94k49%
19%30k50%
11%18k51%
7.7%12k44%
2.3%3.7k50%
0.4%59849%
0.3%55148%
0.3%50745%
0.2%32848%
0.2%29046%
Famous games in this line3.7k master games
Svidler, Peter (2747) – Jobava, Baadur (2702)2013½–½Jakovenko, D. (2726) – Jobava, Ba (2706)20140–1Topalov, Veselin (2739) – Khalifman, Alexander (2688)2002½–½Moiseenko, A1. (2707) – Fressinet, L. (2717)20140–1Dreev, Alexey (2710) – Movsesian, Sergei (2710)20111–0Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2634) – Giri, A. (2776)20211–0Bareev, Evgeny (2729) – Morozevich, Alexander (2678)20031–0Giri, Anish (2737) – Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2664)20130–1
Heroes of this opening Jobava, Ba · Fressinet, L. · Dreev, Alexey · Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
Family
Old Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A55
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3
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King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional DefenseE94 5…g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O
Nearby lines in the family
Old Indian Defense: Duz-Khotimirsky VariationA54 3…e5 4.e3 Nbd7 5.Bd3Old Indian Defense: Two Knights VariationA54 3…e5 4.Nf3Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Main LineA53 3…Bf5 4.f3
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