Indian Defense: Omega Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. e4
The Indian Defense: Omega Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2,800 times by this move order. White won 45%, 4% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nxe4 (40% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.78 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 2… Nxe4 3. Bd3 d5 4. Bxe4 dxe4 5. Nc3)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,295 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,260 | |
| 2000+ | 245 | |
| All | 2,800 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nxe4 | 1,112 (40%) | |
| 2… d6 | 630 (23%) | |
| 2… e6 | 377 (13%) | |
| 2… g6 | 275 (10%) | |
| 2… d5 | 221 (8%) | |
| 2… c5 | 46 (2%) | |
| 2… e5 | 43 (2%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 43 (2%) |
Master games
33 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 21%, draw 21%, Black 58%). The strongest:
- GM Petro Golubka (2452) – GM Maksim Chigaev (2631) 0-1 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- IM Leon Livaic (2507) – GM Nikita Meshkovs (2568) 0-1 · Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 · 2021-01-02
- GM Petro Golubka (2452) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2607) 1-0 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
- GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2654) – IM Himal Gusain (2384) 1-0 · 1st Goa Open 2018 · 2018-10-14
- IM Aditya Mittal (2519) – IM Jung Min Seo (2516) 1/2-1/2 · ch-SWE Blitz 2023 · 2023-01-01
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Omega Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ChessGodSlayerKing (2678) – Yakamuzosan (2703) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Fishuana (2410) – swynwr (2456) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- anjaya01 (2382) – damithk (2454) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) 1. d4 Nf6
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit A45 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4 Nxe4 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Bg5
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: Lazard Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Paleface Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Deferred A45
- Indian Defense: Pawn Push Variation 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.