Slav Indian: Kudischewitsch Gambit
1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5
The Slav Indian: Kudischewitsch Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A40, reached after 1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5. It is a line of the Slav Indian. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4. e3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.43 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4. cxb5 cxb5 5. Bg5 e6 6. e3 a6)
- ECO
- A40
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. e3 | 1 (50%) | |
| 4. cxb5 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 25%, draw 33%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Praggnanandhaa R (2619) – GM Richard Rapport (2762) 1/2-1/2 · Charity Cup Prelim · 2022-03-21
- GM Momchil Petkov (2496) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2829) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Nov Early · 2023-11-21
- IM Jay Bonin (2236) – GM Alexander Motylev (2641) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb · 2021-02-02
- FM Danila Bilan (2303) – IM Alex Garrido Outon (2406) 1-0 · Titled Tue 21st May Late · 2024-05-21
- IM Hernan Filgueira (2283) – IM Alex Garrido Outon (2406) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late · 2024-01-23
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Comes from
More Slav Indian lines (all)
- Slav Indian A50
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.