Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted
1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4
The Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 237 times by this move order. White won 50%, 4% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3. e4 (82% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.66 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3. e4 d5 4. Be2 Nf6 5. e5 Ng8)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 90 | |
| 2000+ | 140 | |
| All | 237 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. e4 | 195 (82%) | |
| 3. f3 | 27 (11%) | |
| 3. Bg2 | 8 (3%) | |
| 3. h3 | 3 (1%) | |
| 3. Bh3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3. Nh3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3. e3 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3. Bf4 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
163 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 5%, Black 48%). The strongest:
- GM Jeffery Xiong (2692) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2785) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Nov Early · 2022-11-08
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) – GM Aryan Tari (2623) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Dec Late · 2023-12-05
- GM Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2759) 0-1 · Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021-04-07
- GM Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2759) 1-0 · Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021-04-07
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2839) – IM Guido Caprio (2435) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Aug Late · 2025-08-26
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM leonkiller77 (2563) – IM liczner (2757) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- CM Mpaape (2635) – IM Oganian_Miran (2648) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- CM Mpaape (2622) – BlackScholesModel (2605) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. f3 Nf6 4. e4
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3
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, Oshima Defense A45
- Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred A45
- Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation A45
- Indian Defense: Reversed Chigorin Defense 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.