Old Indian Defense (올드인디언 방어)
한국어The Old Indian Defense family holds 14 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.
The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.
Main line
1. d4 d6 2. c4
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Old Indian Defense (A41)
1. d4 d6 2. c4
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Variations in this family
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A41Old Indian Defense3 movesPlay this line
1. d4 d6 2. c4
A53Old Indian Defense4 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
A53Aged Gibbon Gambit5 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. g4
A53Czech Variation, with Nc36 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 c6
A53Czech Variation, with Nf36 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 c6
A53Janowski Variation6 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5
A53Janowski Variation, Fianchetto Variation7 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. g3
A53Janowski Variation, Grinberg Gambit7 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. e4
A53Janowski Variation, Main Line7 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3
A54Tartakower-Indian6 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4
A54Ukrainian Variation6 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5
A54Two Knights Variation7 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3
A54Duz-Khotimirsky Variation9 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3
A55Normal Variation9 movesPlay this line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3
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Data collected on 2026-09-07. The original is published as a public domain data set.