Opening · ECO A45
Indian Defense games
1... Nf6 stops e4 and keeps Black's options open. Depending on the follow-up it becomes a King's Indian, Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, Grünfeld or one of many side systems.
The Indian Defense in the replay library
The library holds 5 games that began with the Indian Defense. White won 1, Black won 4 and 0 were drawn. 3 ended in checkmate, and the games lasted 28 moves on average.
Variations seen so far:
- Indian Defense (A45): 3 games
- Indian Defense: Normal Variation (A50): 1 game
- Indian Defense: Knight Variation (A46): 1 game
Replays
0-1
Indian Defense: White resigns after 12 moves
Indian Defense (A45) · Black won by resignation
- Moves
- 12
- Clock
- No clock
- Played
0-1
Indian Defense: Black mates in 21 moves
Indian Defense (A45) · Black won by checkmate
- Moves
- 21
- Clock
- 33 + 0
- Played
1-0
Mexican Defense: White mates in 46 moves
Mexican Defense (A50) · White won by checkmate
- Moves
- 46
- Clock
- 3 + 2
- Played
0-1
Indian Defense: Black mates in 32 moves
Indian Defense: Knights Variation (A46) · Black won by checkmate
- Moves
- 32
- Clock
- No clock
- Played
0-1
Indian Defense: White resigns after 25 moves
Indian Defense (A45) · Black won by resignation
- Moves
- 25
- Clock
- No clock
- Played
Try it yourself
Play the Indian Defense against the computer at any of four levels, or invite a friend to a private game.