A00

Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense

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Statistics from Lichess

2,207,076 games: White 47.0% / Draw 5.6% / Black 47.4%

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Next move	Games	White / Draw / BlackW / D / B
	1,992,6942M
	36,11236K
	32,53933K
	29,38629K
	25,20725K
Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack	21,53922K
	12,63813K
	12,29512K

Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 1, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.12 The position is about equal

Best play: 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nb6

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

By rating

Rating changes little here: Black scores 49% under 1400, 47% at 2200 and up and 40% in master games (wins plus half the draws).

Players	Games	White / Draw / BlackW / D / B
Under 1400	630K
1400–1799	1.2M
1800–2199	1.2M
2200 and up	326K
Masters, over the board	3,576

Master games

Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 26, 2026

Overview

Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a variation of the Hungarian Opening, reached after 1. g3 Nf6 (1 move).

In 2,207,076 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 47.0%, Black 47.4% and 5.6% were drawn. White's most played move here is 2. Bg2, in 90% of those games.

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Description

Popularity by year

The Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense has stayed between 0.078% and 0.096% of Lichess games a year since 2016 (0.085% in 2025).

0.078%0.085%0.096%

Numbers by year

Year	Share of games	Games
2016	0.078%	27,819
2017	0.086%	47,530
2018	0.096%	75,041
2019	0.092%	114,477
2020	0.091%	267,888
2021	0.083%	323,781
2022	0.082%	307,173
2023	0.083%	311,580
2024	0.085%	304,676
2025	0.085%	296,081
2026 (Jan–Apr)	0.087%	95,165

Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling

Transpositions

A45 Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack after 2. d4

Cite this page

Caissa Codex. “Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00)”. Lichess data as of 1 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/hungarian-opening-indian-defense