Caissa Codex
E60

Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack

Chess diagram: Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack after 3. h4

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Statistics from Lichess

77,039 games: White 48.7% / Draw 5.0% / Black 46.3%

The moves played next. Pick one to see it on the board.
Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
38,98739K
16,46816K
9,2199,219
4,7184,718
4,2524,252
2,0322,032
577577
290290

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

Engine evaluation

+0.25 The position is about equal

Best play: 3... c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 e6 7. Be2 exd5 8. exd5

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

Overview

Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack (ECO E60, Indian Defenses) is a variation of the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 (3 moves).

In 77,039 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 48.7%, Black 46.3% and 5.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Bg7, in 51% of those games.

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How to play against the Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack

3…c5 scores best for Black: 51.2%, with Black winning 48.3% and White 45.9% of 4,718 games. The most played, 3…Bg7, scores 49.5% in 39K games, and 3…d5 scores lowest: 46.0%. Stockfish's first choice is also 3…c5.

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

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. h4, the position after Indian Defense: West Indian Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack (E60)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/indian-defense-anti-grunfeld-basman-williams-attack

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