Indian Defense
53 named lines, ECO A43–E60. The main position arises after1. d4 Nf6.
| Line | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 | 589,974 | |
| Accelerated London System A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 | 101,630 | |
| Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 | 403 | |
| Knights Variation A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 | 107,382 | |
| Normal Variation A50 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 | 226,234 | |
| Omega Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 | 2,800 | |
| Pawn Push Variation A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. d5 | 3,812 | |
| Tartakower Attack A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 | 4,304 | |
| Budapest Gambit A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 | 16,021 | |
| Czech-Indian A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 | 1,287 | |
| Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 | 237 | |
| Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 e5 | – | |
| Knights Variation, Alburt-Miles Variation A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 a6 | 105 | |
| Lazard Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 | 19 | |
| Maddigan Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 | 541 | |
| Medusa Gambit A50 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g5 | 61 | |
| Polish Variation A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 | 107 | |
| Pyrenees Gambit A50 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b5 | 152 | |
| Reversed Chigorin Defense A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 | 2,648 | |
| Spielmann-Indian A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 | 7,667 | |
| Wade-Tartakower Defense A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 | 8,027 | |
| West Indian Defense E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 | 69,070 | |
| Indian Defense (2… e6 3. Qb3) E00 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Qb3 | 10 | |
| Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5 | 273 | |
| Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 | 798 | |
| Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 | 254 | |
| Anti-Nimzo-Indian E10 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 | 17,339 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 | 9,840 | |
| Devin Gambit E00 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g4 | 45 | |
| Gedult Attack A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. g4 | 110 | |
| London System A46 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 | 5,718 | |
| Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4 | 1,059 | |
| Przepiorka Variation A49 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 | 4,125 | |
| Seirawan Attack E00 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 | 1,734 | |
| Anti-Grünfeld, Adorjan Gambit E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5 b5 | – | |
| Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation, Leko Gambit E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5 | 3 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 | 1,458 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 | 8,346 | |
| Döry Indian E10 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Ne4 | 37 | |
| Dzindzi-Indian Defense E10 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 | 75 | |
| Pseudo-Benko A43 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 | 408 | |
| Schnepper Gambit A47 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5 | – | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense, Bonsdorf Variation A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. a3 | 224 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense, Steiner Variation A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. Qc2 | 72 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 | 4,686 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 | 731 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Rubinstein Variation A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 | 1,457 | |
| Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. f3 Nf6 4. e4 | 25 | |
| Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 Nxe4 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Bg5 | 31 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 | 575 | |
| Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6 | 89 | |
| Colle System, King's Indian Variation A48 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6 | 474 | |
| Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 | 20 |