Indian Defense: Döry Indian
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Ne4
The Indian Defense: Döry Indian is a chess opening classified as ECO E10, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Ne4. 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 37 times by this move order. White won 51%, 0% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nc3 (22% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.50 (Stockfish, depth 35; best line 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Qc2 Nd7)
- ECO
- E10
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Ne4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 25 | |
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 37 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nc3 | 8 (22%) | |
| 4. g3 | 7 (19%) | |
| 4. a3 | 6 (16%) | |
| 4. e3 | 6 (16%) | |
| 4. Qc2 | 4 (11%) | |
| 4. Nbd2 | 3 (8%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 2 (5%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
13 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 31%, draw 15%, Black 54%). The strongest:
- GM Evgeny Postny (2600) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2678) 0-1 · PNWCC Online Blitz JP 19 · 2020-08-29
- GM Arman Mikaelyan (2486) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2724) 0-1 · Aeroflot Open A 2018 · 2018-02-22
- GM Imre dr. Balog (2567) – IM Florian Kaczur (2507) 1/2-1/2 · ch-HUN Rapid 2020 · 2020-07-18
- IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (2425) – GM Mikhail Al. Antipov (2597) 0-1 · 1st Longtou Cup 2018 · 2018-05-29
- FM Joseph Girel (2394) – GM Bilel Bellahcene (2509) 1/2-1/2 · 35th Cannes Open 2022 · 2022-02-25
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Döry Indian and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- NM Chop-That-Wood (2190) – amriechess (2217) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Tjate (2122) – AayushRl (2230) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 900 + 10s
- SCORED (2179) – WeBIe (2126) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
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.