Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. g4
The Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A53, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. g4. It is a line of the Old Indian Defense. Black 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: −1.20 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3… Bxg4 4. Nc3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+)
- ECO
- A53
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. g4
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Comes from
Old Indian Defense (2. c4 d6) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
More Old Indian Defense lines (all)
- Old Indian Defense (1… d6 2. c4) A41
- Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3 A53
- Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nf3 A53
- Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation A53
- Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Fianchetto Variation A53
- Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Grinberg Gambit A53
- Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Main Line A53
- Old Indian Defense: Duz-Khotimirsky Variation A54
- Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian A54
- Old Indian Defense: Two Knights Variation A54
- Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation A54
- Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation A55
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.