Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. g4
The Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 403 times by this move order. White won 52%, 4% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nxg4 (59% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.70 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 2… Nxg4 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nf3)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 19 | |
| 1500-1999 | 175 | |
| 2000+ | 209 | |
| All | 403 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nxg4 Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted | 237 (59%) | |
| 2… d5 | 54 (13%) | |
| 2… h6 | 30 (7%) | |
| 2… g6 | 26 (6%) | |
| 2… e6 | 24 (6%) | |
| 2… d6 | 13 (3%) | |
| 2… c5 | 9 (2%) | |
| 2… b6 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
70 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 13%, Black 46%). The strongest:
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2774) – GM Yi Wei (2721) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 2019 · 2019-09-03
- GM Andrew Tang (2523) – GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) 1-0 · Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · 2023-07-17
- GM Simon K Williams (2451) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2720) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-14
- GM Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Nihal Sarin (2620) 1-0 · Sarin-Tang Speed Chess · 2021-01-31
- GM Andrew Tang (2538) – GM Nihal Sarin (2620) 0-1 · Sarin-Tang Speed Chess · 2021-01-31
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Chigorinez (2702) – July16Q (2668) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- 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
Comes from
Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) 1. d4 Nf6
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 e5
More Indian Defense lines (all)
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko A43
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System A45
- Indian Defense: Gedult Attack A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit 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.