A41–A55 Flank openings

Old Indian Defense

Old Indian Defense belongs to the flank openings family and has 14 catalogued lines.

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01Old Indian DefenseA41 · 2 movesnew02Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon GambitA53 · 3 movesnew03Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3A53 · 3 movesnew04Old Indian Defense: Janowski VariationA53 · 3 movesnew05Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-IndianA54 · 3 movesnew

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Janowski Variation4 lines
Czech Variation2 lines
Main line2 lines
Aged Gibbon Gambit1 lines
Duz-Khotimirsky Variation1 lines
Normal Variation1 lines
Tartakower-Indian1 lines
Two Knights Variation1 lines
Ukrainian Variation1 lines

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