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Indian Defenses

ChessAlgo opening guides for the Indian Defenses family — move order, learning level, and direct opening links.

All Openings A Flank Openings B Semi-Open Games C Open Games D Closed & Semi-Closed Games E Indian Defenses
ECO E10 Array Indian Game Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2 moves Open guide → ECO E00 Array Catalan Opening Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 5 moves Open guide → ECO E20 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 6 moves Open guide → ECO E32 Array Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 7 moves Open guide → ECO E43 Array Nimzo-Indian: Fischer Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 8 moves Open guide → ECO E12 Array Queen's Indian Defense Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 6 moves Open guide → ECO E60 Array King's Indian Defense Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 6 moves Open guide → ECO E62 Array King's Indian: Fianchetto Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E70 Array King's Indian: Four Pawns Attack Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 9 moves Open guide → ECO E80 Array King's Indian: Sämisch Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 9 moves Open guide → ECO E90 Array King's Indian: Orthodox Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 11 moves Open guide → ECO E46 Array Nimzo-Indian: Reshevsky Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 9 moves Open guide → ECO E15 Array Queen's Indian: Nimzowitsch Var. Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E11 Array Bogo-Indian Defense Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 6 moves Open guide → ECO E73 Array King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 11 moves Open guide → ECO E92 Array King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 13 moves Open guide → ECO E94 Array King's Indian Defense: Classical Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O 13 moves Open guide → ECO E12 Array Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E15 Array Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 9 moves Open guide → ECO E30 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 7 moves Open guide → ECO E18 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E02 Array Catalan Opening: Open Defense Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 8 moves Open guide → ECO E21 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E41 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 10 moves Open guide → ECO E63 Array King's Indian: Fianchetto, Panno Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 14 moves Open guide → ECO E97 Array King's Indian: Orthodox, Bayonet Attack Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 17 moves Open guide → ECO E05 Array Catalan Opening: Open, Classical Line Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 13 moves Open guide → ECO E14 Array Queen's Indian Defense: Hungarian Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E92 Array King's Indian Defense: Gligoric-Taimanov System Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 13 moves Open guide → ECO E71 Array King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 9 moves Open guide → ECO E61 Array King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bg5 9 moves Open guide → ECO E70 Array King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 8 moves Open guide → ECO E90 Array King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 11 moves Open guide → ECO E90 Array King's Indian Defense: Zinnowitz Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bg5 11 moves Open guide → ECO E47 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 9 moves Open guide → ECO E20 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E22 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 7 moves Open guide → ECO E44 Array Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 9 moves Open guide → ECO E14 Array Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 10 moves Open guide → ECO E17 Array Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O 11 moves Open guide → ECO E12 Array Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 7 moves Open guide → ECO E00 Array Catalan Opening: Hungarian Gambit Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 e5 6 moves Open guide → ECO E11 Array Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 7 moves Open guide → ECO E11 Array Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation Indian Defenses Moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 8 moves Open guide →