Indian Defense: Pyrenees Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b5
The Indian Defense: Pyrenees Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A50, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b5. 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 152 times by this move order. White won 45%, 5% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 3. cxb5 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.43 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 3. cxb5 a6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7)
- ECO
- A50
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 35 | |
| 1500-1999 | 101 | |
| 2000+ | 16 | |
| All | 152 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. cxb5 | 70 (46%) | |
| 3. e3 | 25 (16%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 17 (11%) | |
| 3. c5 | 15 (10%) | |
| 3. b3 | 13 (9%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 7 (5%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 5 (3%) |
Master games
36 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 8%, Black 53%). The strongest:
- IM Ilyass Msellek (2406) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) 0-1 · Titled Tue 9th Jan Late · 2024-01-09
- GM Sergei Iskusnyh (2473) – GM Olexandr Bortnyk (2598) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 29th Dec · 2020-12-29
- GM Petar Drenchev (2415) – GM Radoslav Dimitrov (2501) 1-0 · TCh-BUL Blitz 2021 · 2021-06-19
- IM Julien Song (2364) – IM Polina Shuvalova (2510) 0-1 · Titled Tue 13th Sep Early · 2022-09-13
- IM Kaan Kucuksari (2473) – FM Artyom Bogdanov (2309) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th Nov Early · 2024-11-05
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Pyrenees Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- MKenarok (2244) – pelagosaiyea (2095) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- Kapanmish (2217) – elcazafantasma (2098) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Peter22Schach (2203) – Rickyports (2062) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Normal Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. 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.