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Old Indian Defence




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Opening name: Old Indian Defence
Opening line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
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Winning percentages

White: 3755 (38.89%)
Black: 2504 (25.93%)
Draws: 3397 (35.18%)

Old Indian Defence

2...d6

This is the so-called "Old Indian," and it can either transpose into a KID or follow less popular lines with a strategy similar to the KID.


Most popular responses

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    Engine Evaluation

    Depth: 33
    Score: +0.71
    Best Move: Nc3
    PV Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. h3 e5 6. d5 Nbd7 7. Bg5 O-O

    Historical games for Old Indian Defence

    GameResultYear
    Giri, Anish (2764) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2753)1/2-1/22020
    Karpov, Anatoly (2765) vs Salov, Valery (2715)1/2-1/21995
    Dubov, Daniil (2770) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2709)1-02020
    Caruana, Fabiano (2770) vs McShane, Luke J (2706)1-02012
    Caruana, Fabiano (2772) vs Jobava, Baadur (2702)1-02013
    Shankland, S. (2731) vs Rapport, R. (2735)0-12019
    Shankland, S. (2731) vs Rapport, R. (2735)0-12019
    Shankland, S. (2731) vs Rapport, R. (2735)1-02019
    Dubov, Daniil (2699) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2752)1-02020
    Dubov, Daniil (2699) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2752)0-12020
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