Caissa Codex
E60

Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation

Chess diagram: Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation after 3. d5

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Statistics from Lichess

112,828 games: White 42.9% / Draw 4.2% / Black 52.9%

The moves played next. Pick one to see it on the board.
Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
84,66885K
17,72318K
7,1317,131
1,4591,459
1,0081,008
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Adorjan Gambit 367367
262262
120120

Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 3... d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 exd5 8. cxd5

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

Overview

Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation (ECO E60, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d5 (3 moves).

In 112,828 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 42.9%, Black 52.9% and 4.2% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Bg7, in 75% of those games.

It continues into one named variation, Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Adorjan Gambit.

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How to play against the Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation

The most played answer, 3…Bg7, also scores best for Black: 55.5%, with Black winning 53.5% and White 42.5% of 85K games. Of the main answers, 3…d6 scores lowest: 53.4%. Stockfish's first choice is 3…d6.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Variations (1)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. d5, the position after Indian Defense: West Indian Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Advance Variation (E60)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/indian-defense-anti-grunfeld-advance-variation

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