A43–E60 Flank openings

Indian Defense

Indian Defense belongs to the flank openings family and has 53 catalogued lines.

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Start with the main line, then add the variations that appear in your own games.

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01Indian DefenseA45 · 1 movenew02Indian Defense: Accelerated London SystemA45 · 2 movesnew03Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen GambitA45 · 2 movesnew04Indian Defense: Knights VariationA46 · 2 movesnew05Indian Defense: Normal VariationA50 · 2 movesnew

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Budapest Gambit Accepted10 lines
Anti-Grünfeld5 lines
Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit4 lines
Knights Variation2 lines
Main line2 lines
Omega Gambit2 lines
Accelerated London System1 lines
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1 lines
Budapest Gambit1 lines

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