Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 Nxe4 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Bg5
The Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 Nxe4 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Bg5. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 31 times by this move order. White won 42%, 0% were drawn and Black won 58%. The most popular continuation is 4… e6 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.75 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 4… h6 5. Be3 b6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 Nxe4 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Bg5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 11 | |
| 1500-1999 | 18 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 31 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… e6 | 15 (48%) | |
| 4… d5 | 4 (13%) | |
| 4… g6 | 4 (13%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 3 (10%) | |
| 4… c6 | 2 (6%) | |
| 4… c5 | 1 (3%) | |
| 4… d6 | 1 (3%) | |
| 4… h6 | 1 (3%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- mrsahas (2096) – chess_dhanush_1234 (2175) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
- DanishChessVikings (1958) – Bober212 (2116) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- blablebli74 (1945) – koduaz (1914) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Omega Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4
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: 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.