Chessmate

Old Indian Defense · White

Old Indian Defense, Classical ...c6 Setup · White (A55)

Claim the center and keep the c-pawn ready to build a broad pawn front.

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Old Indian Defense · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO A53–A55

Sample line with full explanations: Classical Main Line, the ...Qe8 and ...Bd8 Regroup · Black.

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ECO A53–A55

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  1. Old Indian Defense, Classical ...c6 Setup · WhiteSample

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e4 c6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 Nf8 11. Rfd1

  2. Old Indian Defense, ...Nbd7 Move Order and 10.d5 · White

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Qc7 9. Rd1 Re8 10. d5 Nb6 11. h3

  3. Old Indian Defense, Exchange Structure and 10.Nd5 · White

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nd7 10. Nd5 Nc5 11. f3

  4. Old Indian Defense, Early ...Bf5 and the Queen Trade · White

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. h3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. g4 Be6 8. Bg2 c6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Bc5 11. e3

  5. Old Indian Defense, Early ...c6 and the Closed Center · White

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Qc7 5. Bd3 e5 6. d5 Nbd7 7. Be3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. O-O

  6. Old Indian Defense, ...e4 Advance and Central Resistance · White

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 Qe7 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. e3 Bf5 8. f3 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. Be2 g6 11. O-O