Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. g3
The Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A45, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. g3. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,304 times by this move order. White won 48%, 6% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 2… g6 (31% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 2… d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O)
- ECO
- A45
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 858 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,472 | |
| 2000+ | 974 | |
| All | 4,304 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… g6 | 1,331 (31%) | |
| 2… d5 | 1,216 (28%) | |
| 2… e6 | 895 (21%) | |
| 2… c5 | 304 (7%) | |
| 2… d6 | 263 (6%) | |
| 2… c6 | 104 (2%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 60 (1%) | |
| 2… b6 | 45 (1%) |
Master games
4,606 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 23%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- AllieStein v0.5_timefix-n14.0 (3936) – Stoofvlees II a14 (3846) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-04-07
- Stoofvlees II a14 (3846) – AllieStein v0.5_timefix-n14.0 (3936) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-04-03
- rofChade 2.321 (3467) – KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-21
- KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) – rofChade 2.321 (3467) 1-0 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-19
- AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-15.0 (3536) – Komodo 2576.00 (3505) 1-0 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-05
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- feeblad (2840) – GM cutemouse83 (2938) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- king-Zen (2586) – AlwaysLookingForMore (2678) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- IM TheBullyBoy (2709) – ArashNGM21 (2549) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) 1. d4 Nf6
More Indian Defense lines (all)
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- 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.