Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5
The Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian is a chess opening classified as ECO A46, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 7,667 times by this move order. White won 47%, 6% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3. d5 (24% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.39 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 b4 5. Bxf6 exf6)
- ECO
- A46
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 492 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3,044 | |
| 2000+ | 4,131 | |
| All | 7,667 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. d5 | 1,860 (24%) | |
| 3. e3 | 1,815 (24%) | |
| 3. c3 | 1,449 (19%) | |
| 3. dxc5 | 566 (7%) | |
| 3. Bf4 | 522 (7%) | |
| 3. g3 | 498 (6%) | |
| 3. c4 | 465 (6%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 275 (4%) |
Master games
9,326 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 39%, draw 20%, Black 41%). The strongest:
- KomodoDragon 2647.00 (3522) – Stockfish 20201225 (3592) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2021-01-08
- Stockfish 20201225 (3592) – KomodoDragon 2647.00 (3522) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2021-01-05
- SlowChess Blitz 2.83 avx2 (3490) – LCZero 0.29-dev+_781561 (3586) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-12
- LCZero 0.29-dev+_781561 (3586) – SlowChess Blitz 2.83 avx2 (3490) 1-0 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-09
- Ethereal13.07_NNUE-15EE (3497) – AllieSteinv0.8-120f959_PS1.7 (3543) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Premier 2021 · 2021-07-04
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM juancruzariasTDF (2748) – GM gmbrewchess (2996) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- DiabloDiabloDiablo (2665) – FM Guary1 (2868) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Thomas_1_shelby (2745) – IM shuriks91 (2776) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Knights Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3
Continuations
- Benoni Defense: Hawk Variation A43 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 c4
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko A43 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5
More Indian Defense lines (all)
- 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
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat 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.