Opening name: Old Indian Defence
Opening line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
Lichess Board
Wikibooks Page
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
3. Nc3 (Old Indian) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (9774261 games)
3. Nf3 (King's Indian, Orthodox) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (3951249 games)
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
| Game | Result | Year |
| Giri, Anish (2764) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2753) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Karpov, Anatoly (2765) vs Salov, Valery (2715) | 1/2-1/2 | 1995 |
| Dubov, Daniil (2770) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2709) | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Caruana, Fabiano (2770) vs McShane, Luke J (2706) | 1-0 | 2012 |
| Caruana, Fabiano (2772) vs Jobava, Baadur (2702) | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Shankland, S. (2731) vs Rapport, R. (2735) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Shankland, S. (2731) vs Rapport, R. (2735) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Shankland, S. (2731) vs Rapport, R. (2735) | 1-0 | 2019 |
| Dubov, Daniil (2699) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2752) | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Dubov, Daniil (2699) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2752) | 0-1 | 2020 |