Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack
1. Nf3 d5 2. d3
The Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A06, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 5,491 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nc6 (25% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2… Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+)
- ECO
- A06
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,613 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,971 | |
| 2000+ | 907 | |
| All | 5,491 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nc6 | 1,386 (25%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 1,133 (21%) | |
| 2… c5 | 976 (18%) | |
| 2… e6 | 516 (9%) | |
| 2… Bg4 | 365 (7%) | |
| 2… Bf5 | 337 (6%) | |
| 2… c6 | 310 (6%) | |
| 2… d4 | 128 (2%) |
Master games
592 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 18%, Black 40%). The strongest:
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2775) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2819) 1-0 · 7th Norway Blitz 2019 · 2019-06-03
- GM Richard Rapport (2760) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2792) 0-1 · 9th Norway Armageddon · 2021-09-16
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2759) – GM Anish Giri (2779) 1-0 · Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019-08-03
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2772) – GM Sergey Karjakin (2760) 0-1 · World Blitz 2017 · 2017-12-30
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2777) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2753) 0-1 · Play for Russia Prelim · 2020-05-13
Search all games of the Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- NNChessBR (2696) – kuhmft (2847) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- white-arkangel (2635) – kuhmft (2834) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- CHEHONTE (2623) – SU-1704 (2691) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 1s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3 d5) 1. Nf3 d5
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) A04
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- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred A04
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation A04
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.