Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5
The Indian Defense: Schnepper Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A47, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +2.23 (Stockfish, depth 28; best line 4. dxe5 Ng8 5. e4 Nc6 6. Bc4 h6)
- ECO
- A47
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c3 e5
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Comes from
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense (2. Nf3 b6) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6
More Indian Defense lines (all)
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko A43
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- 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.