Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5
The Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5. 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 19 times by this move order. White won 21%, 5% were drawn and Black won 74%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxe5 (58% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.57 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 19 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxe5 | 11 (58%) | |
| 3. e3 | 4 (21%) | |
| 3. c3 | 1 (5%) | |
| 3. d5 | 1 (5%) | |
| 3. Ndf3 | 1 (5%) | |
| 3. c4 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 25%, draw 25%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Sinisa Drazic (2421) – IM Dimitar Marholev (2321) 1-0 · Novi Sad Winter 2014 · 2014-01-10
- CM Jean-Christophe Martine (2000) – IM Nikolai Vlassov (2291) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 2025-03-04
- Manfred Brauch (1750) – Shahzaib Shanawaz Thabrez (1312) 1/2-1/2 · 32nd Schlosspark Open · 2023-08-27
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM ikica77 (2661) – GolfeDuMorbihan (2694) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- jordan07score (2196) – lettal (2200) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- hoseinkhesht (2164) – imawfulsorry (2081) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) 1. d4 Nf6
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 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: Maddigan Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred 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.