Indian Defense: Dzindzi-Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6
The Indian Defense: Dzindzi-Indian Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO E10, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6. 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 75 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nc3 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.30 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 4. Bf4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 exd5)
- ECO
- E10
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 8 | |
| 1500-1999 | 17 | |
| 2000+ | 50 | |
| All | 75 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nc3 | 30 (40%) | |
| 4. g3 | 23 (31%) | |
| 4. a3 | 7 (9%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 6 (8%) | |
| 4. e3 | 6 (8%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 2 (3%) |
Master games
952 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 27%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM Liren Ding (2791) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) 1-0 · Opera Euro Rapid Prelim · 2021-02-08
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2728) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2852) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Feb Early · 2023-02-28
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2817) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2688) 0-1 · World Blitz 2018 · 2018-12-29
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2777) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2724) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz 2019 · 2019-12-30
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2772) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2712) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd IMSA Basque 2017 · 2017-12-15
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Dzindzi-Indian Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FrankyRivers (2577) – lupitakremlin (2735) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- GM FCChelsea14 (2665) – Cartaginensis (2579) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Doa79 (2556) – PlantBamboe (2560) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
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.