Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3
The Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A49, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3. 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 4,125 times by this move order. White won 51%, 6% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 3… Bg7 (92% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 3… d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4)
- ECO
- A49
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 411 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,842 | |
| 2000+ | 1,872 | |
| All | 4,125 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Bg7 | 3,779 (92%) | |
| 3… d5 | 148 (4%) | |
| 3… d6 | 122 (3%) | |
| 3… c5 | 31 (1%) | |
| 3… b6 | 23 (1%) | |
| 3… c6 | 11 (0%) | |
| 3… b5 | 3 (0%) | |
| 3… Ne4 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
11,027 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 37%, draw 28%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- Ethereal 12.01 (3810) – Houdini 6.03 (3854) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-03-20
- Houdini 6.03 (3854) – Ethereal 12.01 (3810) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-03-18
- KomodoMCTS 2503.05 (3809) – Stoofvlees II a14 (3846) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-03-30
- Stoofvlees II a14 (3846) – KomodoMCTS 2503.05 (3809) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-03-26
- Stoofvlees II a14 (3846) – Fire 021819 (3752) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-04-06
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Knightrider6767 (2795) – MeeTion01 (2874) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- GM sillyMASTER (2815) – Cuentatorneos (2664) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- forgiants (2815) – Pblu35 (2646) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
East Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
Continuations
- Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation D77 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4
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: Omega Gambit 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.