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Old Indian Defense — opening family

14 catalogued lines · ECO A41–A55

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. d4 d6 2. c4 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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All 14 lines

NameECOMain line length
Old Indian DefenseA413 plies
Old Indian DefenseA534 plies
Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon GambitA535 plies
Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3A536 plies
Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nf3A536 plies
Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian VariationA546 plies
Old Indian Defense: Janowski VariationA536 plies
Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-IndianA546 plies
Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Fianchetto VariationA537 plies
Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Main LineA537 plies
Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Grinberg GambitA537 plies
Old Indian Defense: Two Knights VariationA547 plies
Old Indian Defense: Duz-Khotimirsky VariationA549 plies
Old Indian Defense: Normal VariationA559 plies