English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense

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Overview

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A15.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It is reached after 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6.

It is a direct variation of English Opening.

It is the root of 6 named variations, with English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit, King's Knight Variation, Queen's Knight Variation, and others among the most studied.

Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 36 documented sub-variations.

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ECO code: A15
Group: Flank Openings (A)
Plies: 2
Parent: English Opening
Direct variations: 6
Total in subtree: 36

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Statistics from Lichess

21,186,654 games · White 49.3% / Draw 5.6% / Black 45.0%

Moves	Games	W / D / B
Nc3	12,843,793
g3	3,420,857
d4	1,992,462
Nf3	1,201,382
e3	877,165
d3	343,280
b3	276,119
a3	65,311

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:43:13

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Variations (6)

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Variations (6)

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