ECO A53: Old Indian Defense
ECO A53 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 8 named lines under it.
The shortest is Old Indian Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6.
That position has come up in 7,169,806 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.4%, 5.1% were drawn and Black won 46.5%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Old Indian Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 |
4 |
| Old Indian Defense: Aged Gibbon Gambit | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. g4 |
5 |
| Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 |
6 |
| Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nf3 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 c6 |
6 |
| Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 |
6 |
| Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. g3 |
7 |
| Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Grinberg Gambit | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. e4 |
7 |
| Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation, Main Line | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 |
7 |