Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation, Leko Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5
The Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation, Leko Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO E60, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3 times by this move order. White won 33%, 0% were drawn and Black won 67%. The most popular continuation is 4. dxe5 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.74 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4. dxe5 Nh5 5. Nh3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nxe5)
- ECO
- E60
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
rnbqkb1r/pppp1p1p/5np1/4p3/2PP4/5P2/PP2P1PP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 4- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. dxe5 | 3 (100%) |
Master games
61 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 18%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-28
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-28
- GM Sanan Sjugirov (2670) – IM Maksim Chigaev (2496) 1-0 · TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 · 2015-05-08
- GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (2633) – IM Roman Yankovsky (2474) 1-0 · 22nd North American Open · 2012-12-27
- IM Pierre Villegas (2364) – GM Etienne Bacrot (2673) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 1st Sept · 2020-09-01
Highest-rated Lichess games
- reza678 (2321) – abhishek_ganiger (2387) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- Mrd2d4 (2077) – happyfanatic (2041) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
- Sg_LaBS (1876) – Tschuck_Zwyrtlyck (2097) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3
More Indian Defense lines (all)
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko A43
- Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) A45
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System A45
- Indian Defense: Gedult Attack A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit A45
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.