Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3
The Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E60, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 798 times by this move order. White won 51%, 5% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bg7 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 3… c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4)
- ECO
- E60
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 45 | |
| 1500-1999 | 265 | |
| 2000+ | 488 | |
| All | 798 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bg7 | 564 (71%) | |
| 3… d5 Goglidze Attack | 128 (16%) | |
| 3… c5 | 45 (6%) | |
| 3… d6 | 38 (5%) | |
| 3… e6 | 10 (1%) | |
| 3… c6 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3… Nc6 | 4 (1%) | |
| 3… e5 Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation, Leko Gambit | 3 (0%) |
Master games
3,873 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 19%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010 (3809) – Fire 8_beta (3729) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-01
- Fire 8_beta (3729) – LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010 (3809) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-05-29
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) – Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-31
- Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) 1-0 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-31
- KomodoDragon3.3 (3620) – Berserk20250622 (3650) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-03
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Severus-Snape-1960 (2580) – IM shuriks91 (2774) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Severus-Snape-1960 (2603) – FM umagon20 (2749) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Robert_E2009 (2592) – IM liczner (2746) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation, Leko Gambit E60 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e5
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack D70 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5
- Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line (8… exd5 9. cxd5) A65 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5
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.