Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense
1. g3 Nf6
The Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3 Nf6. It is a line of the Hungarian Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 8,363 times by this move order. White won 47%, 5% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 2. Bg2 (88% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.18 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 2. c4 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. g3 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2,398 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,938 | |
| 2000+ | 2,027 | |
| All | 8,363 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Bg2 | 7,353 (88%) | |
| 2. b3 | 176 (2%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 175 (2%) | |
| 2. d3 | 110 (1%) | |
| 2. d4 | 81 (1%) | |
| 2. f3 | 77 (1%) | |
| 2. c4 | 72 (1%) | |
| 2. e3 | 60 (1%) |
Master games
4,377 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 20%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2859) – GM Gukesh D (2725) 1-0 · chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · 2022-12-06
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2865) – GM Vladislav Artemiev (2700) 1-0 · Airthings Masters Prelim · 2022-02-19
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2823) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2739) 1-0 · TechM GCL 2026 · 2026-09-10
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2752) – GM Levon Aronian (2784) 1/2-1/2 · chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · 2016-04-06
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2752) – GM Levon Aronian (2784) 1-0 · chess.com QF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · 2016-04-06
Search all games of the Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Asabiyaa (2686) – Chess1Love0 (2827) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Randomak (2675) – Cuentatorneos (2673) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Quokka26 (2615) – SackOnTheKing930 (2733) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Hungarian Opening 1. g3
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.