Tree path 6 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › Queen's Knight Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- Queen's Knight Variation A16
- English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense A16
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation A16
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense A17 you are here
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
Overview
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A17.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 e6, after 10 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.
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- ECO code
- A17
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
20,876 games · White 47.7% / Draw 8.6% / Black 43.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 6,803 | |
| Nxd5 | 3,633 | |
| Bb5+ | 2,859 | |
| Bc4 | 2,068 | |
| Be2 | 1,801 | |
| Qc2 | 1,205 | |
| a3 | 686 | |
| b3 | 387 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:44:20
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